N352 Medications for Pain Verified Practice Questions And 100% Correct Answers.

Pain- define - correct answer unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage three things to evaluate? - correct answer pain location, characteristics, and duration t/f older adults have heightened drug sensitivity - correct answer T t/f older adults have increased risk of side effects - correct answer T Invasive procedures for pain control - correct answer - nerve block - neurosurgery - tumor surgery - radiation therapy gate theory of pain - correct answer how impulses from damaged tissues are sensed in the brain acute pain - correct answer sudden onset, usually subsides once treated chronic pain - correct answer Persistent or recurring pain lasting longer than 3 to 6 months. pain tolerance - correct answer amount of pain a patient can endure without it interfering with normal function analgesics - correct answer drugs that relieve pain without losing consciousness Opioids - correct answer most effective pain relievers available adjuvant - correct answer analgesic drugs are drugs from another class added to analgesic Opiates - correct answer applies only to compounds present in opium Agonists - correct answer activate receptors Antagonist - correct answer block receptors physical dependence - correct answer a state in which the body needs a drug to function normally abuse - correct answer drug use that is inconsistent with medical or social norms addiction - correct answer behavior pattern characterized by continued use of a substance Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) - correct answer a drug delivery system that uses a computerized pump with a button the patient can press to deliver a dose of an analgesic through an iv