Opioid analgesics - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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? ...

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...

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...

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...

Pharmacology Week 2: Opioid AnalgesicsDefine: Analgesic - correct answer Drug that relieves pain without causing loss of consciousness, opioids are most effective Define: Opioid - correct answer Any drug, natural or synthetic, that has actions similar to those of morphine Define: Opiate - correct answer Applies only to compounds present in opium Define: Narcotic - correct answer Originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with sleep-inducing properties In the U.S. narc...

Pharmacology Week 2: Opioid AnalgesicsDefine: Analgesic - correct answer Drug that relieves pain without causing loss of consciousness, opioids are most effective Define: Opioid - correct answer Any drug, natural or synthetic, that has actions similar to those of morphine Define: Opiate - correct answer Applies only to compounds present in opium Define: Narcotic - correct answer Originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with sleep-inducing properties In the U.S. narc...

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...

Pharmacology: Opioid AnalgesicsWhich opioid receptors mediate supraspinal analgesia? - correct answer Supraspinal analgesia is mediated by opioid receptors µ,κ and δ . Which opioid receptors mediate spinal analgesia? - correct answer Spinal analgesia is mediated by opioid receptors µ,κ and δ . Which opioid receptors mediate respiratory depression? - correct answer Respiratory depression is mediated by the µ opioid receptor . Which opioid receptor mediate reduced GI motility? - co...