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> Database: HealthAcademic MEDLINE WorldCat
> Query: kw: Steroids
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> Full-text source: HealthAcademic
> Anabolic Steroid Use -- A Test for Clinicians.
>
> Source: The Brown University Digest of Addiction Theory and
> Application 18, no. 4 (April 1999): 13 (Length: 1 pages)
> ISSN: 1040-6328 Number: 54525585 Copyright:
> COPYRIGHT 1999 Manisses Communications Group Inc.
>
>
> The following questions were provided by the American Society of
> Addiction Medicine. This test contains basic science, epidemiological
> and clinical questions that can be used as deemed appropriate. The
> correct answers are noted at the end.
>
> 1. A 22-year-old weight lifter who has been observed to have a gradual
> behavior change marked by aggression and mood swings may be
> demonstrating the effects of:
>
> A. Massive doses of vitamin supplements
>
> B. Increased protein intake
>
> C. Prednisone tablets
>
> D. Anabolic steroids
>
> E. Creatinine and chromium nutritional supplements
>
> 2. Adverse effects of anabolic steroids include:
>
> A. Cholestatic jaundice
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> B. Testicular atrophy
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> C. Dyslipidemia
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> D. Hypertension
>
> E. All of the above
>
> 3. Stacking is a term used to describe:
>
> A. Combining stimulants and anabolic steroids
>
> B. Using several types of anabolic steroids simultaneously
>
> C. Gradually increasing the dose of anabolic steroid consumed
>
> D. Combining anabolic steroids and nutritional supplements
>
> E. Using anabolic steroids in short "bursts" before competitive events
>
> 4. An alleged but not consistently proven benefit of steroids includes:
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> A. Increase in muscle mass
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> B. Decrease in muscle recovery time
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> C. Decrease in healing time after injury
>
> D. Decrease in salt and water retention
>
> E. Increase in height in pre-adolescent males
>
> 5. Anabolic steroids are approved by use in all of the following
> conditions, except:
>
> A. Metastic breast cancer
>
> B. Stimulation of bone marrow in certain anemia
>
> C. Diminishing symptoms of hereditary angiodema
>
> D. Improving muscle mass
>
> E. Stimulating sexual development in presence of diminished testicular
> function
>
> 6. Pyramiding refers to:
>
> A. Combining anabolic steroids with amphetamines
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> B. Taking anabolic steroids in increasing doses until toxicity develops
>
> C. Taking several anabolic steroids simultaneously
>
> D. Taking anabolic steroids in increasing doses in cycles alternating
> with drug-free periods
>
> E. Combining anabolic steroids with cocaine
>
> 7. Benefits accruing to athletes who take anabolic steroids include:
>
> A. Increase in bone mass
>
> B. Increase in capacity for aerobic work
>
> C. Increase in muscular strength
>
> D. Decrease in muscle injury healing time
>
> E. Increase in tranquillity
>
> 8. Cardiovascular effects of anabolic steroids include:
>
> A. Increased capacity for aerobic work
>
> B. Increase in low density lipoprotein
>
> C. Increase in high density lipoprotein
>
> D. Decrease in blood pressure
>
> E. Elevation of heart rate
>
> 9. Anabolic steroid use is most frequently seen among:
>
> A. Runners
>
> B. Tennis players
>
> C. Football players
>
> D. Body builders
>
> E. Baseball players
>
> 10. Behavioral effects ascribed to anabolic steroids include:
>
> A. Euphoria
>
> B. Aggressiveness
>
> C. Increased motivation
>
> D. Impaired judgment
>
> E. All of the above
>
> 11. Doping when used to describe a method of increasing athletic
> performance refers to administration of:
>
> A. Anabolic steroids to enhance performance
>
> B. Stimulants
>
> C. Small amounts of propranolol to decrease anxiety
>
> D. Erythropoietin to increase red cell volume
>
> E. Small amounts of benzodiazepines
>
> 12. Prepubertal use of anabolic steroids can result in all of the
> following except:
>
> A. Early closure of growth plates and decreased stature
>
> B. Increase in sperm production
>
> C. Increase in hirsutism
>
> D. Increase in skin pigmentation
>
> E. Increase in penis size
>
> 13. Injectable steroids to enhance performance:
>
> A. Are rarely used over oral agents
>
> B. Need to be administered frequently
>
> C. Have a low association with hepatic toxicity compared to oral
> steroids
>
> D. Cannot be detected in urine testing
>
> E. Are mostly physician prescribed
>
> 14. Abnormal liver function with anabolic steroids:
>
> A. Usually subsides when steroid use is discontinued
>
> B. Is more common with injectable steroids
>
> C. Frequently is followed by hepatic carcinoma
>
> D. Is rarely seen with oral steroids
>
> E. All of the above
>
> 15. Cyproheptadine hydrochloride (Periactin) has been used by athletes
> to increase:
>
> A. Weight
>
> B. Speed
>
> C. Anaerobic capacity
>
> D. Endurance
>
> E. Alertness Answers: 1. D 2. E 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. D 10.
> E 11. D 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. A
>
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