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pallav
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07/17/06 - 10:15 PM

A HIPANIC AMERICAN 19 YEAR OLD BOY FROM A RICH FAMILY

WAS CAUGHT DRIVING WITH AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .09 %

AND HAD TAKEN TWO TABLETS OF DIAZEPAM . WHICH HE CONFESSES

WHAT CAN U SUGGEST REGARDING THE AGRESSION LEVEL AS COMPARED TO A NORMAL

19 YEAR OLD BOY FROM AN ANGLO AMERICAN FAMILY

A) REDUCED

B) SLIGHTLY INCREAESED

C) VERY LARGE INCREASE

D) NO DIFERENCE

E) CANT COMMENT FROM THE AVAILABLE DATA

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07/20/06 - 01:05 PM

i would choose slightly increased. cos at that blood level he would be legally drunk with a slurred speech and be gregarious. he should become combative at 0.125 -0.150%. with diazepam, he should be calmer but i dont know it would calm him down to normal.

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star1
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07/20/06 - 02:44 PM

I would say REDUCED ....

study_ing
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07/21/06 - 12:11 AM

i wud say E or A
alcohol can cause disinhibition at low doses, inhibition at high... i dont think there's a defined cut off or the pharma bks wud have mentioned it...plus effects of alcohol cant be simply predicted on a blood level---tolerance etc cum into play..
to top it there is interaxn btw diazepam and alcohol.

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eaguin
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07/22/06 - 04:09 PM

I would say A, because alcohol even makes greater the potency of the diazepam

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07/25/06 - 11:43 PM

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the catch here is

both alcohol and bzd 's both reduce agression at low doses

and of course potentiate each other

and at high doses both are causes of agression

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07/26/06 - 11:35 AM

hey PALLAV despite this Iam a bit scared because my test is just after 24 days and I have to solve all the NBME Qss....

lets see how this turned out ..

by the way when u are taking ur test?

Can you discuss NBME all form?

do tell me and send me a private messages

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