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Chapter 10: Analgesic Drugs
• A 38-year-old man has come into the urgent care center with severe hip pain
after falling from a ladder at work. He says he has taken several pain pills over
the past few hours but cannot remember how many he has taken. He hands the
nurse an empty bottle of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The nurse is aware that the
most serious toxic effect of acute acetaminophen overdose is which condition?
a. Tachycardia
b. Central nervous system depression
c. Hepatic necrosis
d. Nephropathy
ANS: C
Hepatic necrosis is the most serious acute toxic effect of an acute overdose of
acetaminophen. The other options are incorrect.
• A 57-year-old woman being treated for end-stage breast cancer has been using
a transdermal opioid analgesic as part of the management of pain. Lately, she has
been experiencing breakthrough pain. The nurse expects this type of pain to be
managed by
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a. administering NSAIDs.
b. administering an immediate-release opioid.
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c. changing the opioid route to the rectal route.
d. not changing the current therapy.
ANS: B
If a patient is taking long-acting opioid analgesics, breakthrough pain must be
treated with an immediate-release dosage form that is given between scheduled
doses of the long-acting opioid. The other options are not appropriate actions.
• The nurse is reviewing herbal therapies. Which is a common use of the herb
feverfew?
a. Muscle aches
b. Migraine headaches
c. Leg cramps
d. Incision pain after surgery
ANS: B
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Feverfew is commonly used for migraine headaches, menstrual problems,
arthritis, and fever. Possible adverse effects include muscle stiffness and muscle
and joint pain.
• A patient is to receive acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) as part of the treatment
for an acetaminophen (Tylenol) overdose. Which action by the nurse is
appropriate when giving this medication?
a. Giving the medication undiluted for full effect
b. Avoiding the use of a straw when giving this medication
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Chapter 10: Analgesic Drugs
• A 38-year-old man has come into the urgent care center with severe hip pain
after falling from a ladder at work. He says he has taken several pain pills over
the past few hours but cannot remember how many he has taken. He hands the
nurse an empty bottle of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The nurse is aware that the
most serious toxic effect of acute acetaminophen overdose is which condition?
a. Tachycardia
b. Central nervous system depression
c. Hepatic necrosis
d. Nephropathy
ANS: C
Hepatic necrosis is the most serious acute toxic effect of an acute overdose of
acetaminophen. The other options are incorrect.
• A 57-year-old woman being treated for end-stage breast cancer has been using
a transdermal opioid analgesic as part of the management of pain. Lately, she has
been experiencing breakthrough pain. The nurse expects this type of pain to be
managed by
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a. administering NSAIDs.
b. administering an immediate-release opioid.
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c. changing the opioid route to the rectal route.
d. not changing the current therapy.
ANS: B
If a patient is taking long-acting opioid analgesics, breakthrough pain must be
treated with an immediate-release dosage form that is given between scheduled
doses of the long-acting opioid. The other options are not appropriate actions.
• The nurse is reviewing herbal therapies. Which is a common use of the herb
feverfew?
a. Muscle aches
b. Migraine headaches
c. Leg cramps
d. Incision pain after surgery
ANS: B
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Feverfew is commonly used for migraine headaches, menstrual problems,
arthritis, and fever. Possible adverse effects include muscle stiffness and muscle
and joint pain.
• A patient is to receive acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) as part of the treatment
for an acetaminophen (Tylenol) overdose. Which action by the nurse is
appropriate when giving this medication?
a. Giving the medication undiluted for full effect
b. Avoiding the use of a straw when giving this medication
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