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The Autonomic Nervous Sub-System has sympathetic nerves and _______ nerves?
- CORRECT ANSWER : Parasympathetic
The technical term for constricted pupils is? - CORRECT ANSWER : Miosis
You examine a subject that is under the combined influence of PCP and Cocaine
and you observe that the subject exhibits HGN. This is an example of what type of
effect? - CORRECT ANSWER : Overlapping Effect
Does Valium cause HGN? - CORRECT ANSWER : Yes
Adderall is an example of what drug category? - CORRECT ANSWER : CNS
Stimulants
Where does a DRE ALWAYS check the pulse rate at? - CORRECT ANSWER :
Left radial
What is Cocaine used for that Amphetamines are not? - CORRECT ANSWER :
Anesthesia
The gap between the two nerve cells is called the? - CORRECT ANSWER :
Synapse
,How many validated clues have been established for the Modified Romberg
Balance Test? - CORRECT ANSWER : No clues have been established for this
test
How many validated clues have been established for the Walk and Turn test? -
CORRECT ANSWER : Four
What is the DRE average rage for pupil size in room light? - CORRECT
ANSWER : 2.5mm-5.0mm
The drug __________ is an example of a Synthetic Narcotic Analgesic. -
CORRECT ANSWER : Demerol
The drug _________ is an example of an anti-anxiety tranquilizer. - CORRECT
ANSWER : Xanax
What is the lower number called on a blood pressure measurement? - CORRECT
ANSWER : Diastolic
DXM is found under which category in the matrix? - CORRECT ANSWER :
Dissociative Anesthetics
What effect is exhibited is a subject is under the influence of PCP and Marijuana
and the pulse rate is 102 bpm. - CORRECT ANSWER : Additive Effect
Do any sub-categories of Narcotic Analgesics normally cause an elevated body
temperature? - CORRECT ANSWER : No
, What is the DRE average range of an adult pulse rate? - CORRECT ANSWER :
60-90 bpm
What is the technical term for an abnormally rapid heart rate? - CORRECT
ANSWER : Tachycardia
What percentage of drivers tested positive for at least one drug in the 2013-2014
National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers Study? -
CORRECT ANSWER : 20%
"Crank" is a common street name for? - CORRECT ANSWER :
Methamphetamine
What was the first DRE laboratory validation study? - CORRECT ANSWER :
John Hopkins Study
What is it called when someone ingests drugs from two or more drug categories? -
CORRECT ANSWER : Polydrug use
What percentage of the subjects examined in the Los Angeles Field Validation
Study were found to have more than one drug in their system? - CORRECT
ANSWER : 70%
What drug was the most detected in the LAPD DRE Field Study? - CORRECT
ANSWER : PCP
What is another name for the afferent nerves? - CORRECT ANSWER : Sensory
nerves
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