NUR 226: Quiz 7 Revision Exam And
Already Passed Answers.
nociceptive pain
- receptors are stimulated by? - Answer - caused by damage to tissues
- pain receptors are stimulated by thermal, chemical, or physical means
neuropathic pain can be seen in which pts - Answer - diabetic patients
narcotic definition (general term)
- what kind of drugs? - Answer - general term used to describe opioid drugs that produce
analgesia and CNS depression
how to handle pain control - Answer Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
mu and kappa receptors
- why are they important? - Answer - opioids block these receptors
- most important regarding pain management
effect of opioid agonists CNS depressants - Answer - can mask changes in the patients level of
conciousness
adverse effects of opioid agonists - Answer - respiratory depression
naloxone (Narcan)
- action
- used for - Answer - the reversal drug for opioids
- will block opioid receptor sites
,opioid antagonist - Answer - nalaxone (Narcan)
heroin / opioid overdose treatment - Answer - Narcan
treatment for opioid dependence - Answer - methadone maintenance
methadone maintenance - Answer - does no cure but avoids withdrawal symptoms
- treatment may continue for many months and years
- allows patients to return to normal productive life
5HT receptor drugs - Answer - triptan (sumatriptan)
- Imitrex
5HT receptor drug functions
- imitrex
- triptan (sumatriptan) - Answer - vasoconstricts intracranial arteries
- decreases the blood flow to the area, in order to calm down the headache
chemical mediators action - Answer - alert surrounding tissue of injury
chemical mediators examples - Answer - histamine
- prostaglandins
salicylates (ASA) & children
- age and ....
- what will happen with this combination? - Answer - NOT recommended for children < 18 yo
with viral infections
- combination of ASA and viral infection is believed to contribute to the dev. of Reye's syndrome
adverse effects of aspirin - Answer * tinnitus
, sudden cessation of the administration of glucocorticoids or the precense of increased stress
can cause - Answer - adrenal crisis similar to shock
- insufficient glucocorticoids are available in the body
long term treatment with glucocorticoids can cause
- what can in result in? - Answer - cushing's syndrome
- can result in high blood pressure, bone loss, diabetes, moon face
- discontinue gradually
adverse effects of systemic glucorticoids long term use - Answer cushings syndrome
adverse effects of anitpyretics - Answer possible liver damage
ethnic differences in acetaminophen metabolism
- who does it happen to
- defiency of
- risk of - Answer - G6PD deficiency
- Asian and Middle eastern descent
- at risk for hemolysis after ingesting acetaminophen
nosocomial infections - Answer - occur in health care facilities
- hospitals, nursing homes, doctors offices and dental offices
mode of transmission - Answer - direct
- indirect
- droplet
- aerosol
- vector born
direct
- where can microbes be? - Answer - contact with intermediary
Already Passed Answers.
nociceptive pain
- receptors are stimulated by? - Answer - caused by damage to tissues
- pain receptors are stimulated by thermal, chemical, or physical means
neuropathic pain can be seen in which pts - Answer - diabetic patients
narcotic definition (general term)
- what kind of drugs? - Answer - general term used to describe opioid drugs that produce
analgesia and CNS depression
how to handle pain control - Answer Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
mu and kappa receptors
- why are they important? - Answer - opioids block these receptors
- most important regarding pain management
effect of opioid agonists CNS depressants - Answer - can mask changes in the patients level of
conciousness
adverse effects of opioid agonists - Answer - respiratory depression
naloxone (Narcan)
- action
- used for - Answer - the reversal drug for opioids
- will block opioid receptor sites
,opioid antagonist - Answer - nalaxone (Narcan)
heroin / opioid overdose treatment - Answer - Narcan
treatment for opioid dependence - Answer - methadone maintenance
methadone maintenance - Answer - does no cure but avoids withdrawal symptoms
- treatment may continue for many months and years
- allows patients to return to normal productive life
5HT receptor drugs - Answer - triptan (sumatriptan)
- Imitrex
5HT receptor drug functions
- imitrex
- triptan (sumatriptan) - Answer - vasoconstricts intracranial arteries
- decreases the blood flow to the area, in order to calm down the headache
chemical mediators action - Answer - alert surrounding tissue of injury
chemical mediators examples - Answer - histamine
- prostaglandins
salicylates (ASA) & children
- age and ....
- what will happen with this combination? - Answer - NOT recommended for children < 18 yo
with viral infections
- combination of ASA and viral infection is believed to contribute to the dev. of Reye's syndrome
adverse effects of aspirin - Answer * tinnitus
, sudden cessation of the administration of glucocorticoids or the precense of increased stress
can cause - Answer - adrenal crisis similar to shock
- insufficient glucocorticoids are available in the body
long term treatment with glucocorticoids can cause
- what can in result in? - Answer - cushing's syndrome
- can result in high blood pressure, bone loss, diabetes, moon face
- discontinue gradually
adverse effects of systemic glucorticoids long term use - Answer cushings syndrome
adverse effects of anitpyretics - Answer possible liver damage
ethnic differences in acetaminophen metabolism
- who does it happen to
- defiency of
- risk of - Answer - G6PD deficiency
- Asian and Middle eastern descent
- at risk for hemolysis after ingesting acetaminophen
nosocomial infections - Answer - occur in health care facilities
- hospitals, nursing homes, doctors offices and dental offices
mode of transmission - Answer - direct
- indirect
- droplet
- aerosol
- vector born
direct
- where can microbes be? - Answer - contact with intermediary
