Opioid analgesics - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Pharmacology - Opioid analgesics/NSAIDs two major types of pain and inflammation meds - correct answer analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents two types of analgesics - correct answer opioid and non opioid two types of anti inflammatory drugs - correct answer NSAIDs and glucocorticoids t/f; analgesics don't remove pain, but rather reduce, mitigate pain; alters pain perception - correct answer t these are the narcotic analgesics - correct answer opioids examples of opioids - corr...

Pharmacology: Nonopiod and Opioid AnalgesicsAcute pain - correct answer Suddenly and responds to treatment Mild: scheduled nonopioid (acetaminophen, NSAIDS q6h) Moderate: scheduled combination of nonopioid and opioid (oxycodone 5mg and acetaminophen 325mg q4h) Severe: scheduled potent opioid (morphine 15mg) Chronic pain - correct answer Persists for greater than 6 months, difficult to treat Nonopioids are suggested. Opioids, if used, should meet these criteria: --oral or transdermal --l...

Lehne's Ch 28 Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics Question and answers correctly solved 2023/2024

Pharmacology Chapter 19 Opioid Analgesics addiction - correct answer a chronic neurobiological disease in which genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors induce changes in the individuals behavior to compulsively use drugs despite the harm that may result. agonist - correct answer drug that attaches to a receptor and initiates an action. analgesia - correct answer relief from pain. analgesics - correct answer substances (synthetic or naturally occurring) that inhibit the body's...

Pharmacology Chapter 19 and 20: Opioid Analgesics and Anti-inflammatory MedicationsWhat are the 2 elements that pain consists of? - correct answer 1) local irritation (peripheral nerves) 2) recognition of pain (within the CNS) Free nerve endings that are located on the skin, muscle, joints, bones, and viscera that respond to tissue injury and painful stimuli - correct answer Nociceptors Peripheral neurotransmitters released to trigger nociceptors (5) - correct answer 1) prostaglandins 2)...

Nclex Examination Chapter 28: Opioid (Narcotic) Analgesics, Opioid Antagonist, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics.The nurse recognizes that the primary indication for the administration of morphine is to do what? A. Relieve pain B. Reduce anxiety C. Treat left ventricular failure D. Decrease level of consciousness - correct answer A. Relieve pain The principal indication for morphine is relief of moderate to severe pain. The drug can relieve postoperative pain, the chronic p...

Test Bank for Concepts of Chemical Dependency 11e 11th Edition by Harold E. Doweiko, Amelia Evans. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 38 1. Why Worry About Substance Misuse or Substance Use Disorders? 2. The Nature of the Beast. 3. A Brief Introduction to the Science of Pharmacology. 4. An Introduction to Alcohol: Man's Oldest Recreational Chemical. 5. The Alcohol Use Disorders. 6. Misuse of Barbiturates and Barbiturate-Like Compounds. 7. Misuse of Benzodiazepines and ...

Pharmacology Ch. 31 Opioid Analgesics & Antagonistswhat are the major therapeutic uses of opioid drugs? - correct answer analgesics antitussives antidiarrheal what are partial opioid agonists? what is the prototype of a strong analgesic or full agonist? - correct answer -partials exert less analgesia than morphine -morphine is the prototype which drugs undergo extensive 1st pass metabolism? - correct answer morphine hydromorphone oxymorphone what is an opiate? - correct answer drug deriv...

Opioid Analgesics and Substance AbuseWhat is an opioid? - correct answer Natural or synthetic morphine-like substance used for reducing moderate to severe pain that cannot be controlled with other types of analgesics. Are opioids narcotics? - correct answer yes, they act exclusively on the CNS components of pain to depress it and there are also effects on the bowl What is a narcotic? What is the prototype drug? - correct answer A general word used to describe morphine-like drugs and can be...

Chapter 35: Nonopioid Analgesics (ATI) Which medications are considered nonopioid analgesics? - correct answer NSAID and Acetaminophen First-generation NSAID (COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors) medications - correct answer Aspirin Ibuprofen Naproxen Indomethacin Diclofenac Ketorolac Meloxicam Second-generation NSAID (selective COX-2 inhibitor) medications - correct answer Celecoxib (celebrex) What is the pharmacological action of NSAIDs? - correct answer Inhibition of cyclooxygenase...