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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 © 2025 TestTrackers o or call [] o Resources & Updates: [Testtrackers - Stuvia US] o Your Success is Our Mission! o For online exams and tutor expert, please 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 © 2025 TestTrackers o or call [] o Resources & Updates: [Testtrackers - Stuvia US] o Your Success is Our Mission! o For online exams and tutor expert, please me in the number given. Ans: methylnaltrexone (Relistor) naloxegol (Movantik) Blocks opioid receptors in the GI tract * Does not cross blood-b

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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




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, 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




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, 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:


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, 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




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