NR293: Week 2 | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified
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Q1: Drug categories covered
A: Nonopioid analgesics Opioid analgesics
Q2: First step:
A: understand pain medications to choose the most effective option with the least effects
Q3: Nonpioids =
A: first-line treatment for mild to moderate pain
Q4: Opioids =
A: used for more severe when nonopioids are not effective
Q5: Pain is
A: a protective signal that alerts the body to harm or potential injury.
Q6: Common causes of pain
A: Disease (e.g., heart attack, stroke) Injury (e.g., falls, accidents) Inflammation Infection or illness
Q7: Pain is shaped by:
A: Personality Past experiences Pain tolerance Emotional state
Q8: Mild pain (nonopioids)
A: Acetaminophen NSAIDs (e.g., ibuprofen)
Q9: Moderate pain (mild opioids)
A: Codeine Tramadol
,Q10: Severe pain (strong opioids)
A: Morphine Hydrocodone Fentanyl
Q11: Non-Pharmacological pain management
A: Physical therapy Biofeedback (therapeutic technique that helps individuals gain voluntary control over physiological
processes, such as heart rate, muscle tension, and brain waves) Guided imagery Hypnosis Massage therapy
Distraction techniques Relaxation techniques
Q12: Analgesic drugs are
A: medications designed to relieve pain without causing the loss of consciousness.
Q13: Referred pain
A: pain that is present in an area removed or distant from its point of origin
Q14: Acute somatic pain
A: arises from connective tissue, muscle, bone, and skin
Q15: Acute somatic pain description
A: sharp localized or dull and non-localized
Q16: acute somatic pain responds best to
A: Acetaminophen Corticosteroids NSAIDs Opiates Local anesthetics Ice Massage
Q17: Acute visceral pain
A: pain in the internal organs or abdomen
Q18: acute visceral pain description
A: poorly localized radiates
Q19: acute visceral pain responds best to
A: opiates or sometimes corticosteroids/ NSAIDs
,Q20: Mild pain should be treated with
A: nonopioid medications (e.g., acetaminophen or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs]).
Q21: Moderate pain should be treated with
A: mild opioids (e.g., codeine, tramadol).
Q22: Severe pain should be treated with
A: stronger opioids (e.g., morphine, hydrocodone, fentanyl).
Q23: Acute pain
A: Pain that is sudden in onset, usually subsides when treated, and typically occurs over less than a 6-week period.
Q24: Addiction
A: A chronic, neurobiologic disease whose development is influenced by genetic, psychosocial, and environmental
factors (same as psychologic dependence).
Q25: Adjuvant analgesic drugs
A: Drugs that are added for combined therapy with a primary drug and may have additive or independent analgesic
properties, or both.
Q26: Agonist
A: A substance that binds to a receptor and causes a response.
Q27: Agonists-antagonists
A: Substances that bind to a receptor and cause a partial response that is not as strong as that caused by an agonist
(also known as a partial agonist).
Q28: Analgesic ceiling effect
A: Occurs when a given pain drug no longer effectively controls pain despite the administration of the highest safe
dosages.
Q29: Analgesics
A: Medications that relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness (sometimes referred to as painkillers).
, Q30: Antagonist
A: A drug that binds to a receptor and prevents (blocks) a response.
Q31: Breakthrough pain
A: Pain that occurs between doses of pain medication.
Q32: Cancer pain
A: Pain resulting from any of a variety of causes related to cancer and/or the metastasis of cancer.
Q33: Central pain
A: Pain resulting from any disorder that causes central nervous system damage.
Q34: Chronic pain
A: Persistent or recurring pain that is often difficult to treat. Includes any pain lasting longer than 3 to 6 months, pain
lasting longer than 1 month after healing of an acute injury, or pain that accompanies a non-healing tissue injury.
Q35: Deep pain
A: Pain that occurs in tissues below skin level; opposite of superficial pain.
Q36: Neuropathic pain
A: Pain that results from a disturbance of function in a nerve.
Q37: Nonopioid analgesics
A: Analgesics that are not classified as opioids.
Q38: Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
A: A large, chemically diverse group of drugs that are analgesics and also possess antiinflammatory and antipyretic
activity.
Q39: Opioid analgesics
A: Synthetic drugs that bind to opiate receptors to relieve pain.
Answers
Q1: Drug categories covered
A: Nonopioid analgesics Opioid analgesics
Q2: First step:
A: understand pain medications to choose the most effective option with the least effects
Q3: Nonpioids =
A: first-line treatment for mild to moderate pain
Q4: Opioids =
A: used for more severe when nonopioids are not effective
Q5: Pain is
A: a protective signal that alerts the body to harm or potential injury.
Q6: Common causes of pain
A: Disease (e.g., heart attack, stroke) Injury (e.g., falls, accidents) Inflammation Infection or illness
Q7: Pain is shaped by:
A: Personality Past experiences Pain tolerance Emotional state
Q8: Mild pain (nonopioids)
A: Acetaminophen NSAIDs (e.g., ibuprofen)
Q9: Moderate pain (mild opioids)
A: Codeine Tramadol
,Q10: Severe pain (strong opioids)
A: Morphine Hydrocodone Fentanyl
Q11: Non-Pharmacological pain management
A: Physical therapy Biofeedback (therapeutic technique that helps individuals gain voluntary control over physiological
processes, such as heart rate, muscle tension, and brain waves) Guided imagery Hypnosis Massage therapy
Distraction techniques Relaxation techniques
Q12: Analgesic drugs are
A: medications designed to relieve pain without causing the loss of consciousness.
Q13: Referred pain
A: pain that is present in an area removed or distant from its point of origin
Q14: Acute somatic pain
A: arises from connective tissue, muscle, bone, and skin
Q15: Acute somatic pain description
A: sharp localized or dull and non-localized
Q16: acute somatic pain responds best to
A: Acetaminophen Corticosteroids NSAIDs Opiates Local anesthetics Ice Massage
Q17: Acute visceral pain
A: pain in the internal organs or abdomen
Q18: acute visceral pain description
A: poorly localized radiates
Q19: acute visceral pain responds best to
A: opiates or sometimes corticosteroids/ NSAIDs
,Q20: Mild pain should be treated with
A: nonopioid medications (e.g., acetaminophen or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs]).
Q21: Moderate pain should be treated with
A: mild opioids (e.g., codeine, tramadol).
Q22: Severe pain should be treated with
A: stronger opioids (e.g., morphine, hydrocodone, fentanyl).
Q23: Acute pain
A: Pain that is sudden in onset, usually subsides when treated, and typically occurs over less than a 6-week period.
Q24: Addiction
A: A chronic, neurobiologic disease whose development is influenced by genetic, psychosocial, and environmental
factors (same as psychologic dependence).
Q25: Adjuvant analgesic drugs
A: Drugs that are added for combined therapy with a primary drug and may have additive or independent analgesic
properties, or both.
Q26: Agonist
A: A substance that binds to a receptor and causes a response.
Q27: Agonists-antagonists
A: Substances that bind to a receptor and cause a partial response that is not as strong as that caused by an agonist
(also known as a partial agonist).
Q28: Analgesic ceiling effect
A: Occurs when a given pain drug no longer effectively controls pain despite the administration of the highest safe
dosages.
Q29: Analgesics
A: Medications that relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness (sometimes referred to as painkillers).
, Q30: Antagonist
A: A drug that binds to a receptor and prevents (blocks) a response.
Q31: Breakthrough pain
A: Pain that occurs between doses of pain medication.
Q32: Cancer pain
A: Pain resulting from any of a variety of causes related to cancer and/or the metastasis of cancer.
Q33: Central pain
A: Pain resulting from any disorder that causes central nervous system damage.
Q34: Chronic pain
A: Persistent or recurring pain that is often difficult to treat. Includes any pain lasting longer than 3 to 6 months, pain
lasting longer than 1 month after healing of an acute injury, or pain that accompanies a non-healing tissue injury.
Q35: Deep pain
A: Pain that occurs in tissues below skin level; opposite of superficial pain.
Q36: Neuropathic pain
A: Pain that results from a disturbance of function in a nerve.
Q37: Nonopioid analgesics
A: Analgesics that are not classified as opioids.
Q38: Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
A: A large, chemically diverse group of drugs that are analgesics and also possess antiinflammatory and antipyretic
activity.
Q39: Opioid analgesics
A: Synthetic drugs that bind to opiate receptors to relieve pain.
