EDAPT: Pain NR 283 Chamberlain University-Illinois | UPDATED
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Question:
Opioids can be classified as mild agonists and strong agonists.
__________ agonists include codeine and hydrocodone, and
__________ agonists include fentanyl, hydromorphone,
meperidine, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone.
Answer:
Mild Strong
Question:
Analgesic drugs are medications that relieve __________, but
do not cause loss of consciousness.
Answer:
Pain
Question:
Match each term with the appropriate description.
Answer:
Sudden onset that subsides with treatment. - Acute pain
Skeletal muscle, ligament, and joint pain. - Somatic pain
Level of stimulus needed to produce a sensation of pain. -
Pain threshold Organ and smooth muscle pain. - Visceral pain
Amount of pain a person can endure without impeding on
normal daily function. - Pain tolerance Persistent and/or
recurring lasting over 3 months. - Chronic pain
Question:
__________ drugs are used to treat moderate to severe pain.
__________ drugs are normally prescribed for mild to
moderate pain.
, Answer:
Opioid Nonopioid
Question:
The three classifications of __________ drugs are agonist,
agonist- antagonists, and antagonists.
Answer:
Opioid
Question:
The most widely used nonopioid medication is __________.
This medication also works as an __________ by acting on
the hypothalamus, the section of the brain that regulates
__________.
Answer:
Acetaminophen Antipyretic Temperature
Question:
Which sign or symptom is the most serious adverse effect of
acetaminophen?
Answer:
Hepatotoxicity
Question:
Which conditions are contraindications for the administration
of nonopioid analgesics? Select all that apply.
Answer:
Allergy to the medication Glucose-6-phosphate
dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency Severe liver disease
Question:
Which signs or symptoms are contraindications for opioid
analgesic use? Select all that apply.
, Answer:
Allergy to the medication Severe asthma
Question:
Which drugs are considered strong opioid agonists? Select all
that apply.
Answer:
Oxycodone Morphine Hydromorphone Methadone
Question:
What is the pharmacological action of opioid agonist-
antagonists?
Answer:
Binding to pain receptors and causing a weaker pain response
than a full agonist.
Question:
What is the pharmacological action of opioid antagonists?
Answer:
Binding to a pain receptor, which does not reduce pain
signals.
Question:
What is the pharmacological action of opioid agonists?
Answer:
Binding to opioid pain receptors in the brain to reduce the
sensation of pain.
Question:
Which drugs are considered mild opioid agonists? Select all
that apply.
Answer:
Codeine Hydrocodone
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Question:
Opioids can be classified as mild agonists and strong agonists.
__________ agonists include codeine and hydrocodone, and
__________ agonists include fentanyl, hydromorphone,
meperidine, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone.
Answer:
Mild Strong
Question:
Analgesic drugs are medications that relieve __________, but
do not cause loss of consciousness.
Answer:
Pain
Question:
Match each term with the appropriate description.
Answer:
Sudden onset that subsides with treatment. - Acute pain
Skeletal muscle, ligament, and joint pain. - Somatic pain
Level of stimulus needed to produce a sensation of pain. -
Pain threshold Organ and smooth muscle pain. - Visceral pain
Amount of pain a person can endure without impeding on
normal daily function. - Pain tolerance Persistent and/or
recurring lasting over 3 months. - Chronic pain
Question:
__________ drugs are used to treat moderate to severe pain.
__________ drugs are normally prescribed for mild to
moderate pain.
, Answer:
Opioid Nonopioid
Question:
The three classifications of __________ drugs are agonist,
agonist- antagonists, and antagonists.
Answer:
Opioid
Question:
The most widely used nonopioid medication is __________.
This medication also works as an __________ by acting on
the hypothalamus, the section of the brain that regulates
__________.
Answer:
Acetaminophen Antipyretic Temperature
Question:
Which sign or symptom is the most serious adverse effect of
acetaminophen?
Answer:
Hepatotoxicity
Question:
Which conditions are contraindications for the administration
of nonopioid analgesics? Select all that apply.
Answer:
Allergy to the medication Glucose-6-phosphate
dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency Severe liver disease
Question:
Which signs or symptoms are contraindications for opioid
analgesic use? Select all that apply.
, Answer:
Allergy to the medication Severe asthma
Question:
Which drugs are considered strong opioid agonists? Select all
that apply.
Answer:
Oxycodone Morphine Hydromorphone Methadone
Question:
What is the pharmacological action of opioid agonist-
antagonists?
Answer:
Binding to pain receptors and causing a weaker pain response
than a full agonist.
Question:
What is the pharmacological action of opioid antagonists?
Answer:
Binding to a pain receptor, which does not reduce pain
signals.
Question:
What is the pharmacological action of opioid agonists?
Answer:
Binding to opioid pain receptors in the brain to reduce the
sensation of pain.
Question:
Which drugs are considered mild opioid agonists? Select all
that apply.
Answer:
Codeine Hydrocodone
