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. 2023 Oct 12;59(10):1820. doi: 10.3390/medicina59101820

Table A4.

Level of your knowledge (please mark the right statement).

Your Answer
D1. Since 2010, several countries have experienced an increasing prevalence of N2O abuse. True False Do not know
D2. N2O abuse is usually identified through urinary biomarkers. True False Do not know
D3. The number of reported N2O poisonings in countries such as the Netherlands and the United Kingdom has increased more than 10 times in the last 10 years. True False Do not know
D4. Abuse of N2O through use of cartridges and canisters can cause lung barotrauma. True False Do not know
D5. Inhalation of N2O can be associated with frost bite of the respiratory airways, mouth, and lips. True False Do not know
D6. Upon inhalation, N2O has a latency of around 10 min. True False Do not know
D7. Chronic side effects are usually severe and long-lasting. True False Do not know
D8. Abuse of N2O does impair the body balance and driving ability. True False Do not know
D9. Lung barotrauma is the main cause of death following abuse of N2O. True False Do not know
D10. N2O irreversibly inactivates vitamin B12. True False Do not know
D11. N2O causes sedation. True False Do not know
D12. In cases of chronic toxicity from N2O abuse, most patients complain of sensorimotor symptoms. True False Do not know
D13. Chronic N2O abuse is associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. True False Do not know
D14. Complications associated with chronic N2O abuse are at least partially reversible through a prompt diagnosis. True False Do not know
D15. Recreational abuse of N2O is more frequently reported among individuals aged > 25 years than among 15- to 24 year-old subjects. True False Do not know
D16. In the last decades, the recreational abuse of N2O among high school students from Northern European countries and France had a lifetime prevalence ranging between… 1% to 5%
6% to 15%
16% to 25%
26% to 35%
Do not know
D17. Chronic abuse of N2O is frequently associated with magnetic resonance imaging anomalies of the… Cerebral cortex
Brainstem
Spinal cord, cervical tract
Spinal cord, thoracic tract
Do not know
D18. Symptoms associated with chronic abuse of N2O can be enhanced by… Surgery of the esophagus
Surgery of the stomach and biliary system
Surgery of liver and pancreas
Surgery of small bowel and large bowel
D19. Symptoms associated with chronic abuse of N2O can be enhanced by pregnancy. True False Do Not know
D20. Paresthesia associated with chronic N2O abuse is usually described as… Distal (“sock”)
Proximal (“glove”)
Glove and sock, bilateral and symmetrical
Glove and sock, unilateral and/or asymmetrical