Countermeasures

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Countermeasures Drugs
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List the Adverse Effects of Space Flight on the
Human Body
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Which of These Effects Can We Treat with Drugs?
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Overview

• Drug Detection Demo
• General Pain Relief
• Space Motion Sickness
• Sleeplessness
• Congestion
• Constipation
• Drugs for the Future...
• Design Challenge

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Drug Detection Demonstration

• How do you know if someone is on drugs?
• We need Three Volunteers...

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General Pain Relief

• For Headaches, Back Pain, etc.
• Tylenol
• NSAIDs
• Non-Steroid Anti-Inflamatory Drugs
• Ibuprofin, Asprin, etc.

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Space Motion Sickness

• Vestibular Changes
• Primarily Combat Nausea
• Scopolamine and Amphetamine Dexadrine
• Scope-Dex is a healthy combination of Depressant
  and Speed
• Phenergan IM
• Intramuscular Injection hastens effects and
  limits some side effects

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Sleeplessness

• Causes of Sleeplessness
• Stress
• Excitement
• Noise
• Pain
• SMS
• Light Flashes
• Short-Term Sleep Medication is Used
• Ambien or Sonata

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Congestion

• Fluid Shifting Causes Congestion
• Basic Nasal Sprays and Cold Medicines are Used to
  Combat This.
• Afrin (Nasal Spray)
• Entex -LA
• Decongestant and Expectorant

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Constipation

• Over-the-Counter Laxatives are Used to Treat
  Astronaut Constipation
• Don't ask...

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What are Some Potential Future Uses of Drugs for
Human Space Exploration?
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Future Drugs...

• Radiation Protection
• Bone Loss
• Muscle Atrophy

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DESIGN CHALLENGE

• Two Major Problems with Using Drugs as
  Countermeasures in Space Exploration
• We Do Not Fully Understand How These Drugs
  Interact with a Space Normal Body.
• We Do Not Fully Understand How These Drugs
  Interact with Each Other.
• DESIGN A HIGH-THROUGHPUT SYSTEM FOR TESTING THE
  INTERACTIONS OF AS MANY DRUGS AS POSSIBLE OVER
  THE SHORTEST AMOUNT OF TIME...

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The End