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WVU NSG 460 Exam 4 Review questions with
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answers

What treatment is used to block pain transmission at the Site Of
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Injury: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔NSAIDS, Ice, Splint
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What treatment is used to block pain transmission In The Brain,
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Spinal Cord: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Opiates
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What treatment is used to block pain transmission in The
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Peripheral And Spinal Nerves And Topically: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Local Anesthetics
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What treatment is used to block pain transmission in The Higher
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Brain: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Massage, Distraction, Anti-
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depressants, (Sedatives?) |\




Do we like to mix different pain control methods for our patients?
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why? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔yes, better control with fewer side
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effects
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Examples of NSAIDs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ibuprofen,
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naproxen, indomethacin, ketorolac, diclofenac
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What is the proper Ketorolac (toradol) Dosage - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔60 mg IM / 30 mg IV |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

,What is the proper Children's dose of Ibuprofen - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔10 mg / kg |\ |\ |\ |\




Where do NSAIDs work and how? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔They
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inhibit prostaglandins at the pain source.
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Which kind of pain is better treated with NSAIDs than opiates? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔musculoskeletal and spasmodic
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("crampy") pain |\




Three big side effects of NSAIDs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) GI
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distress / bleed |\ |\




2) nephrotoxic
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3) platelet inhibitors
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Can you take NSAID in pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔No.
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Contraindicated especially in 3rd trimester |\ |\ |\ |\




What are some advantages of acetaminophen? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔NO SEDATION, OK IN PREGNANCY |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Is acetaminophen anti-inflammatory? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔nope

,What are opitates? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔opium and its
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derivatives, such as morphine and heroin; they depress neural
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activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety
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What are Endorphins? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔("endogenous
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morphine") --natural, opiatelike neurotransmitters linked to pain
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control and to pleasure.
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What are some famous "triggers" that stimulate the body to
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release these natural opiates??? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1)
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stress / pain
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2) exercize
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3) laughter
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4) chocolate
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5) kissing / sex
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6) tanning beds
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Opiate Dose per KG IV
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Morphine:
HYDROMORPHONE (Dilaudid): |\




MEPERIDINE (Demerol): |\ |\




FENTANYL (Sublimaze): - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Morphine: 0.1
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mg
HYDROMORPHONE (Dilaudid): 0.015 mg |\ |\ |\




MEPERIDINE (Demerol): 1 mg |\ |\ |\

, FENTANYL (Sublimaze): 1-2 mcg |\ |\ |\




Average Adult IV Opiate Dose |\ |\ |\ |\




Morphine:
HYDROMORPHONE (Dilaudid): |\




MEPERIDINE (Demerol): |\ |\




FENTANYL (Sublimaze): - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Morphine: 2-4
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mg
HYDROMORPHONE (Dilaudid): 0.5-1 mg |\ |\ |\




MEPERIDINE (Demerol): 25-50 mg |\ |\ |\




FENTANYL (Sublimaze): 25-50 mcg |\ |\ |\




Which regimen is best to offer the best pain control with the
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fewest side effects? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔small IV doses of
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Opiates Administered Frequently |\ |\




ex PRN Q4 Dilaudid 0.5 mg IV push
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In the Acute Setting Morphine And Fentanyl Can Be Administered
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As - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Constant IV Infusions.
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Which kind of patient most often has orders for Morphine? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Terminally Ill patients |\ |\ |\ |\

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