Answers (Verified Answers) ||Already Graded
A+||Newest Version
Quiz: Opioids Drugs
Ans: Drugs:
Quiz: Opioids - MOA
Ans: - Bind to "opiate receptors" in the brain, which disrupts the transmission of pain
signals in the CNS.
- Mimic actions of endogenous opiates
(endorphins, enkephalins, dynorphins).
- Primarily activate mu receptors, but also activate Kappa
Quiz: Opioids - Effect
Ans: * Relieve pain & induce euphoria
Also cause sedation, respiratory depression, miosis, constipation, nausea, & suppress the
cough reflex.
Quiz: Opioids - Uses
o
o
© 2025 TestTrackers
WhatsApp or call o Resources & Updates: [Testtrackers - Stuvia US]
[+254707240657] o Your Success is Our Mission!
o For online exams and tutor expert, please whatsapp me
in the number given.
, Ans: - Pain relief
- Cough suppression
- Relief of dyspnea
- Preoperative sedation
Quiz: Opioids - Side Effects
Ans: Hypotension
sedation
nausea
itching
miosis
muscle weakness
constipation
Urinary Retention
Biliary Colic
Increased ICP
Quiz: Treatment of Opioid- Induced Constipation
o
o
© 2025 TestTrackers
WhatsApp or call o Resources & Updates: [Testtrackers - Stuvia US]
[+254707240657] o Your Success is Our Mission!
o For online exams and tutor expert, please whatsapp me
in the number given.
, Ans: methylnaltrexone (Relistor)
naloxegol (Movantik)
Blocks opioid receptors in the GI tract
* Does not cross blood-brain barrier, so does not reverse analgesia
Quiz: Opioids - Drug Interactions
Ans: CNS depressants!
Anticholinergics
Drugs that lower BP
Quiz: Opioids - Contraindications/Warnings
Ans: Decreased respiratory reserve
Labor and delivery
Inflammatory Bowel disease
Head Injury
Quiz: Opioids - Patient Educaiton
Ans:
o
o
© 2025 TestTrackers
WhatsApp or call o Resources & Updates: [Testtrackers - Stuvia US]
[+254707240657] o Your Success is Our Mission!
o For online exams and tutor expert, please whatsapp me
in the number given.
, Quiz: Opioid toxicity
Ans: 3 signs:
- coma
- pinpoint pupils
- respiratory depression - may be fatal!
Quiz: Tolerance
Ans: a state in which a drug user needs larger amounts of the drug to produce the same
effect on the body
Quiz: Physical Dependence
Ans: A state in which an abstinence syndrome will occur if drug use is abruptly stopped
Quiz: Abuse
Ans: drug use that is inconsistent with medical or social norms
Quiz: Addiction
Ans: disease characterized by and individual pathologically pursuing rewards and relief by
substance use and other behaviors
Quiz: Full opioid agonists
o
o
© 2025 TestTrackers
WhatsApp or call o Resources & Updates: [Testtrackers - Stuvia US]
[+254707240657] o Your Success is Our Mission!
o For online exams and tutor expert, please whatsapp me
in the number given.