What are adjuvant drugs - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Proton Pump Inhibitors - decrease the amount of acid produced by the stomach - increase gastric pH Reduce calcium absorption PPI risks - low vitamin B12 absorption -> deficiency, bone fractures pneumonia continue PPIs for - barrett's esophagus esophageal inflammation stomach ulcers NSAID use nociceptive pain - acute pain; a pain sensation that results abruptly direct stimulation of peripheral nociceptors somatic pain - Pain that originates from skeletal muscles, ligaments, ...

What are analgesic drugs? Correct Answer Pain killers that relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness. What are the 2 different class of analgesics? Correct Answer opioids analgesics and adjuvant analgesics What factors changes a person's perception of pain? Correct Answer Varies by attitude, environment, culture, ethnicity Past experience, anxiety, past experience, gender, general mental health A patient with bone cancer tells the nurse that he is in pain. The nurse knows tha...

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Analgesic Ladder (WHO) - ACCURATE ANSWERStep 1: Non-opioid +/- adjuvant; Step 2: Weak opioid +/- non-opioid +/- adjuvant; Step 3: Strong opioid +/- non-opioid +/- adjuvant Chronic pain is usually prolonged and defined as pain that exists for more than: - ACCURATE ANSWER3 months Fitzpatrick et al. (1998) state that it is important that pain assessment tool meets certain criteria. Which of these is NOT one of these criteria? - ACCURATE ANSWERCultural sensitivity Fitzpatrick et al. (1998) ...

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