PBL 1 - Sam Gets Into Trouble
Understanding Alcohol and Its Effects Quiz
Test your knowledge about alcohol consumption, its effects on the body, and the associated social issues. This engaging quiz covers a broad range of topics related to drinking, health risks, and university life.
- Challenges faced by students
- Health implications of alcohol consumption
- Underage drinking statistics
Malini wants to make sure she doesn’t get drunk at the End of Semester Afterparty and so, asks Will to supervise how many standard drinks she has over the night. However, he doesn’t remember how many grams of ethanol is in one standard drink and so asks his fellow friends. Who is correct?
Shiva claims that there is 2.5g of ethanol in 1 standard drink
Amit claims that there is 4g of ethanol in 1 standard drink
Beverley claims that there is 30g of ethanol in 2 standard drinks
Stella claims that there is 10g of ethanol in 2 standard drinks
Molly claims that there is 20g of ethanol in 2 standard drinks
Amy, being underage, is not allowed to go to the afterparty :( Instead, Amy decides to do fill her night with fun by volunteering at a nearby hospital overnight. A pregnant woman there asks Amy how many standard drinks she allowed to consume before causing damage to the foetus. Which of the following is correct?
1 standard drink a day
2 standard drinks a day
1 standard drink a week
2 standard drinks a week
None of the Above
A prospective Monash University student asks Lachie what he found tough when he moved to a rural setting to living on campus. Out of the following list, which of these challenges are often experienced by university students (more than 1 answer)?
Excessive Alcohol Consumption
Use of Recreational Drugs
Sleep Deprivation
Poor Diet
Workload Related Stress
Isolation
Inability to balance social and academic commitments
Tushar has absolutely no life and decides to look up statistics on underage drinking instead of going to the afterparty. He finds that underage drinking is becoming an increasing concern in Australian society with the average drinking age dropping to as low as 15.7 years. Approximately what percentage of adolescents between 14 to 17 years of age drink alcohol?
20%
33%
50%
66%
80%
Yes or No: Tushar finds a source that claims underage drinking is more prevalent in rural and remote areas. Is this correct?
Yes
No
Mark loses yet another basketball game and to drown his sorrows, he decides to go to the afterparty. However, when offered alcohol, he rejects it and starts listing out a range of neurological reasons why he does not want to drink. Which of the following is a bullshit reason (i.e. Which one is false) given by Mark?
Alcohol affects the hippocampus, and hence memory
Alcohol affects the cerebellum, and hence motor/balancing skills
Alcohol affects the frontal lobe, and hence judgement/decision-making skills
Alcohol affects the prefrontal cortex, and hence the reward system/impulsive behaviour
Alcohol affects the posterior junction, and hence the speed of action potentials
The other Mark (Pimal), on the other hand, is going all out on the alcohol at the party. However, he claims that he has a strategy in place to ensure he has reduced absorption of the alcohol. Which of the following strategies will not affect Mark’s alcohol absorption?
He’s drinking beer instead of vodka
He ate a bag of chips beforehand
He is avoiding dancing to ensure his heart rate doesn’t climb too high
He’s drinking slowly and having less drinks
None of the Above
After having a few too many drinks, Gaya and Ganan start arguing again. Gaya thinks that alcohol is primarily metabolised by the liver while Ganan thinks alcohol is primarily metabolised by the kidneys. Who is correct?
Gaya
Ganan
Both Gaya and Ganan
Neither Gaya nor Ganan
Yes or No: Sarah wants to make sure she comes back home sober and so, she decides to drink excessively right at the start of the night to increase the rate at which her body metabolises alcohol. Will this strategy work?
Yes
No
Helena notices that Daniel is getting the Asian flush before everyone even heads to the second pub. Helena concludes that this is because there is a build up of:
Alcohol
Acetaldehyde
Acetalfolate
Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Acetaldehyde Dehydrogenase
Acetalfolate Dehydrogenase
Ayushica, being the whiz kid she is, knows that drinking will cause her to become hypoglycaemic and hence, decides not to consume alcohol during the night. However, Emma is too drunk to remember why alcohol causes hypoglycaemia. Which of the following reasons would Ayushica give to Emma with regards to alcohol causing hypoglycaemia?
Increased NADH levels (with decreased NAD+ levels) may also slow down the Citric Acid Cycle, leading to lower glucose levels in the body. In excessive alcohol consumption, this also may lead to hypoglycaemia.
Decreased NADH levels (with increased NAD+ levels) may also slow down the Citric Acid Cycle, leading to lower glucose levels in the body. In excessive alcohol consumption, this also may lead to hypoglycaemia.
Decreased acetaldehyde levels (with increased NAD+ levels) may also slow down the Citric Acid Cycle, leading to lower glucose levels in the body. In excessive alcohol consumption, this also may lead to hypoglycaemia.
Decreased NADH levels (with increased acetaldehyde levels) may also slow down the Citric Acid Cycle, leading to lower glucose levels in the body. In excessive alcohol consumption, this also may lead to hypoglycaemia.
Increased acetaldehyde levels (with increased NAD+ levels) may also slow down the Citric Acid Cycle, leading to lower glucose levels in the body. In excessive alcohol consumption, this also may lead to hypoglycaemia.
Beverley and Andy are competing to see who can become sober more quickly after their drinking spree at the afterparty. Which of the following will not affect alcohol elimination rates?
Age
Size
Biological Activity
Sex
Race
Drugs
None of the Above
Vinoja drank a little bit too much at the afterparty. When Jayan did a quick blood test, he realised her BAC was between 0.08% and 0.15%. Which of the following symptoms is Vinoja most likely to display?
Feelings of relaxation and a loss of inhibitions
Judgements and movements are impaired
Slurred speech, impaired balance and coordination, slow reflexes, unstable emotions, nausea, vomiting and impaired visual attention
Unable to walk without external help, sleepy, apathetic and labored respiration in addition to loss of memory, bladder function and possibly consciousness
Close to coma/death
Zara, another studious medical student, decided to spend her evening volunteering at the local aged-care facility rather than going to the afterparty. There she met an elderly man who revealed he had been a chronic drinker. Which of the following is a likely outcome of the man’s drinking problem?
Liver Damage
Nervous System Damage
Bloodstream Damage
All of the Above
None of the Above
It is clear to Caroline that Hannah is drunk. She is showing all the different symptoms present in intoxicated individuals. Which of the following is not a symptom of excessive alcohol consumption?
Feeling confused
Throwing up
Having seizures
Breathing abnormally fast
Blue-ish or very pale skin
Low body temperature
Passing out (and not able to be awakened)
Yes or No: When they arrive at the hospital, Amy (who was volunteering at the same hospital) asks for consent from Hannah but she seems too drunk to respond. Consequently, Amy decides to notify the doctor and perform treatment without Hannah’s consent. Is Amy protected legally?
Yes
No
Tests are performed on Hannah (such as serum glucose levels, electrolyte levels and ethanol levels) that indeed confirm she is intoxicated. Which of the following is not considered a part of the initial care of an intoxicated patient in the ED?
Checking of airways
Insertion of an ET tube
Regulation of Body Temperature
Glucose Infusion
Administering of Thiamine
Yes or No: Shiva is another afterparty attender who decides not to drink. She believes that consistent alcohol consumption lead to the development of mental illnesses and pre-existing mental illnesses can engender a habit of alcohol abuse/alcohol dependency. Is she correct?
Yes
No
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