Opioid analgesics - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Lehne's Ch 28: Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics A patient asks the nurse what can be given to alleviate severe, chronic pain of several months' duration. The patient has been taking oxycodone [OxyContin] and states that it is no longer effective. The nurse will suggest discussing which medication with the provider? a. Fentanyl [Duragesic] transdermal patch b. Hydrocodone [Vicodin] PO c. Meperidine [Demerol] PO d. Pentazocine [Talwin] PO - co...

Exam 3: NSG555 / NSG 555 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) - Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care II Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: A postmenopausal female patient has a blood test that reveals hyperuricemia, although the patient has no symptoms of gout. What will the provider do initially? Ask the patient about medications and medical history Begin therapy with colchicine and an NSAID Recommend a low-purine, alcohol-restricted diet Treat for gout prophylacti...

Exam 3: NSG555 / NSG 555 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) - Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care II Exam | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | All Modules Covered | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: A postmenopausal female patient has a blood test that reveals hyperuricemia, although the patient has no symptoms of gout. What will the provider do initially? Ask the patient about medications and medical history Begin therapy with colchicine and an NSAID Recommend a low-purine, alcohol-...

Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 11th Edition by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal |Test Bank| Chapter 1-112|Complete Guide A+ Table of Contents UNIT I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. Orientation to Pharmacology Chapter 2. Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice Chapter 3. Drug Regulation, Development, Names, and Information UNIT II: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY Chapter 4. Pharmacokinetics Chapter 5. Pharmacodynamics Chapter 6. Drug Interactions Chapter 7. Adverse Drug Re...

Pharmacology: Opioid AnalgesicsWhat drug was the first to be created by a natural compound? - correct answer Morphine, 1805 by Friedrich Serturner What about opium poppy? - correct answer Opium is obtained from the opium poppy by scraping the unripe seed capsule What is the Controlled Substances Act? - correct answer Five schedules based on potential for abuse, safety, and accepted medical use in the US What are the Strong Opioid Agonists? - correct answer Morphine Hydromorphone Meper...

Pharmacology III: Pain (Non Opioid and Opioid Analgesics) CHAPTER 26What is pain also known as? - correct answer The 5th vital sign What is the gate control theory of pain? - correct answer non-painful input closes the "gates" to painful input, which prevents pain sensation from traveling to the central nervous system. Therefore, stimulation by non-noxious input is able to suppress pain. Types of pain: - correct answer Acute Chronic Cancer Somatic Superficial Vascular Vi...

a 53 yr old client has just returned to the unit from the OR for the placement of a pin to stabalize her fractured hip. for the first 48 hrs postoperatively, meperidine (demerol) is ordered for pain control. during the time the client is taking meperidine, frequent monitoring of what is required? A) urine output B) temperature C) pulse D) blood pressure - D the nurse assesses for toxic effects of meperidine. what would the nurse expect to find if the client is experiencing toxic effects? ...

Opioid Analgesics Practice Questions• Which drug is a more potent Mu antagonist than Pentazocine & has its ceiling effect has a top dose of 30 mg? - correct answer nalbuphine • Which opioid should NEVER be given intravenously (IV) because it can cause HYPOTENSION? - correct answer Codeine • T/F: Opioids cause both analgesia & amnesia? - correct answer • FALSE (dose NOT cause amnesia) • Which types of agonists produce agonistic effects at one receptor & antagonistic effects at ...

Opioid AnalgesicsReceptors involved in transmission and modulation of pain that opioids act on are located primarily in - correct answer 1. brain 2. spinal cord 3 major classes of opioid receptors - correct answer 1. μ 2. δ 3. κ The 3 major classes of opioid receptors are linked to - correct answer G(i) protein The majority of opioid analgesics act at this receptor - correct answer μ receptor Analgeisa, euphoria, *respiratory depression* and *physiological dependence* result p...

Pharmacology-Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists______ is an excessive noxious stimulus giving rise to an intense and unpleasant sensation - correct answer Nociception _______ is an increased amount of pain associated with a mild noxious stimulus - correct answer Hyperalgesia ________ is pain evoked by a non-noxious stimulus - correct answer Allodynia _____ and ______ are examples of chronic pain, which persists for weeks to months - correct answer Hyperalgesia and allodynia What are t...