PHARMACOLOGY- ESSENTIALS
FOR MEDICATION SAFETY-
CHAPTER 7- DRUGS FOR PAIN
CONTROL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
AddictionA-
AcorrectAanswersATHeApsychologicalAneedAorAcravingAforAtheA"high"AfeelingAthatAresultsAfromAu
singAopioidsAwhenApainAisAnotApresent
AnalgesicsA-
AcorrectAanswersADrugsAofAanyAclassAthatAprovideApainAreliefAeitherAbyAchangingAtheAperceptio
nAofApainAorAbyAreducingAitsAsource
ControlledAsubstanceA-
AcorrectAanswersAAAdrugAcontainingAingredientsAknownAtoAbeAaddictiveAthatAisAregulatedAbyAth
eAFederalACOntrolledASubstancesAActAofA1970
DependanceA-
AcorrectAanswersAPhysicalAchangesAinAautonomicAnervousAsystemAfunctionAthatAcanAoccurAwhe
nAopioidsAareAusedAlongAtermAandAareAnotAneededAforApainAcontrol
NonopioidAAnalgesicA-
AcorrectAanswersAAAdrugAthatAreducesAaAperson'sAperceptionAofApain;AitAisAnotAsimilarAtoAopium
AandAhasAlittleApotentialAforApsychologicalAorAphysicalAdependence
OpioidAAnalgesicA-
AcorrectAanswersAAAdrugAcontainingAanyAingredientAderivedAfromAtheApoppyAplantA(orAaAsimilar
AsyntheticAchemical)AthatAchangesAaAperson'sAperceptionAofApainAandAhasAaApotentialAforApsych
ologicalAorAphysicalAdependence
PainA-
AcorrectAanswersAAnAunpleasantAsensoryAandAemotionalAexperienceAassociatedAwithAacuteAorA
potentialAtissueAdamage;ApainAisAwhateverAaApatientAsaysAitAisAandAexistsAwheneverAaApatientAs
aysAitAdoes.
ToleranceA-AcorrectAanswersATheAadjustmentAofAtheAbodyAtoAlong-
termAopioidAuseAthatAincreasesAtehrAateAatAwhichAaAdrugAisAeliminatedAandAreducesAtheAmainAe
ffectsA(painArelief)AandAsideAeffectsAofAtheAdrug
,WithdrawalA-AcorrectAanswersAAutonomicAnervousAsystemAsymptomsAoccurringAwhenAlong-
termAopioidAtherapyAisAstoppedAsuddenlyAafterAphysicalAdependenceAisApresent
PainApgA101
______AisAanAunpleasantAsensoryAandAemotionalAexperienceAassociatedAwithAtissueAdamage.A-
AcorrectAanswersAPain
MemoryAJoggerApgA101
_______AisAwhateverAtheApatientAsaysAitAisAandAexistsAwheneverAheAorAsheAsaysAitAisA-
AcorrectAanswersAPain
PainApgA101
HowAmuchApainAtheApatientAfeelsAisAcalledA_____A______A-AcorrectAanswersAPainAIntensity
BarriersAtoAGoodAPainAManagementApgA102
ListA6A-AcorrectAanswersA1.)APatient'sAandAhealthAcareAworker'sAfearAofAaddiction
2.)APatient'sAfearAofAmeaningAofApain,AforAexample:
a.)AWorseningAofACondition
b.)AThreatsAtoAindependence
c.)AImpendingAdeath
3.)APatient'sAandAhealthAcareAworker'sAbeliefAthatApainAisAanAexpectedApartAofAaging
4.)APatient'sAfearAofAtesting
5.)AHealthAcareAworker'sAfearAofA"DruggingAtheAolderAadult"
6.)AHealAcareAprovider'sAfearAofAoverdosingAaApatient
PainAOriginAandATransmissionApgA103
_______AareAsensoryAnerveAendingsAthat,AwhenAactivated,AtriggerAtheAmessageAsentAtoAtheAbr
ainAthatAallowsAtheAperceptionAofApain.A-AcorrectAanswersANociceptors
PainAOriginAandATransmissionApgA103
, NociceptorsAcanAbeAactivatedAwhenAbodyAchemicalsAcalledA______AbindAtoAthem.A-
AcorrectAanswersAMediators
PainAPerceptionApgA103
TheAsmallestAamountAofAtissueAdamageAthatAmakesAaApersonAawareAofAhavingApainAisAknownAa
sAtheA_____A_______A-AcorrectAanswersAPainAThreshold
PainAPerceptionApgA103
RelatedAtoApainAthresholdAisA_____A_______,AwhichAisAaAperson;sAabilityAtoAendureAorA"stand"A
theApainAintensity.ABehavioralAandAemotionalAfactorsAasAwellAasAphysicalAfactorsAaffectsAthis.A-
AcorrectAanswersAPainATolerance
TypesAofAPainApgA104
PainAisAdividedAintoAtypesAonAtheAbasisAofAitsAcause,AhowAlongAitAlasts,AandAwhetherAitAisApresen
tAcontinuouslyAorAcomesAandAgoesA(intermittent).ATheAthreeAmainAtypesAofApainAare:A-
AcorrectAanswersAAcute
Chronic
Cancer
TypesAofAPainApgA104
_______A_______AhasAaAsuddenAonset,AanAidentifiableAcause,AaAlimitedAduration,AandAimprove
sAwithAtimeAevenAwhenAitAisAnotAtreated.AItAisAtheAmostAcommonApainAtype;AtypicallyAcausesAin
cludeAtrauma,Asurgery,AheartAattack,Ainflammation,AandAburns.AThisAtypeAofApainAusuallyAtrigg
ersAtheAphysicalAresponsesAofAelevatedAheartArate,ArespiratoryArate,AandAbloodApressure.ASkinA
becomesAcoolAandAclammyAwithAincreasedAsweatingAandAtheAhandsAandAfeet.ATheAmouthAbec
omesAdry,AandAusuallyAtheApupilsAofAtheAeyesAdilate.AAAconcentrate,AgeneralAdistress,AandAaAse
nseAthatAsomethingAbadAisAhappeningA(aAsenseAofAimpendingAdoom)A-
AcorrectAanswersAAcuteAPain
TypesAofAPainApgA104