Opioid Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

ATI Chapter 36: Opioid Agonists and Antagonists Opioid Analgesics - correct answer are medications used to treat moderate to severe pain. Most opioid analgesics reduce pain by attaching to a receptor in the CNS, altering perception and response to pain. Complications Associated with Chronic Use of Opioid Analgesics - correct answer 1. Tolerance 2. Physical dependence 3. Addiction (psychological dependence) Opioid Tolerance - correct answer Gradual reduction in the efficacy of the dr...

• Morphine - Answer- Opioid agonist: binds to the opioid mu-1 and mu-2 and kappa receptors in the CNS and alters pain perception and response Side effects: confusion, sedation, constipation, hypotension, respiratory depression Antidote= naloxene • Demerol - Answer- Opioid agonist mu-1 and mu-2 and kappa receptors. side effects: -Nausea - Vomiting - Euphoria - Dysphoria - Respiratory Depression Adverse effect: seizures Antidote= naloxene • Ativan • - Answer- Potentiates ...

NUR170/ NUR 170 Exam 1: (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct - Galen Q: What is patient controlled analgesia (PCA)? Answer: Method of drug delivery that permits the client to self-administer opioids on an "As needed basis". PCA device has a timing control, limits the total dose that can be administered each hour. **Patient controlled, NOT FAMILY! Q: Common effects with opioid administration Answer:...

Pharmacology: Opioid AnalgesicsWhat drug was the first to be created by a natural compound? - correct answer Morphine, 1805 by Friedrich Serturner What about opium poppy? - correct answer Opium is obtained from the opium poppy by scraping the unripe seed capsule What is the Controlled Substances Act? - correct answer Five schedules based on potential for abuse, safety, and accepted medical use in the US What are the Strong Opioid Agonists? - correct answer Morphine Hydromorphone Meper...

Test Bank For Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist 8th Edition by Elena Bablenis Haveles 5391, 1 , 5094, X 1: Information, Sources, Regulatory Agencies, Drug Legislation, and Prescription Writing 2: Drug Action and Handling 3: Adverse Reactions 4: Autonomic Drugs 5: Nonopioid (Nonnarcotic) Analgesics 6: Opioid (Narcotic) Analgesics and Antagonists 7: Antiinfective Agents 8: Antifungal and Antiviral Agents 9: Local Anesthetics 10: General Anesthetics 11:...

Pharmacology Week 2: Opioid AnalgesicsDefine: Analgesic - correct answer Drug that relieves pain without causing loss of consciousness, opioids are most effective Define: Opioid - correct answer Any drug, natural or synthetic, that has actions similar to those of morphine Define: Opiate - correct answer Applies only to compounds present in opium Define: Narcotic - correct answer Originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with sleep-inducing properties In the U.S. narc...

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Pharmacology Week 2: Opioid AnalgesicsDefine: Analgesic - correct answer Drug that relieves pain without causing loss of consciousness, opioids are most effective Define: Opioid - correct answer Any drug, natural or synthetic, that has actions similar to those of morphine Define: Opiate - correct answer Applies only to compounds present in opium Define: Narcotic - correct answer Originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with sleep-inducing properties In the U.S. narc...

charge nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about substance use disorders during pregnancy. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching? Encourage client who are prescribed methadone to breastfeed. -The nurse should encourage clients who are prescribed methadone during pregnancy to breastfeed their newborns to help with withdrawal symptoms. A nurse is caring for a client who received terbutaline subcutaneously. Which of th...

Opioid Pharmacologywhat was the archetypal 'dangerous drug' feared by lay people and physicians? - correct answer morphine what has clinical experience, especially in the management of cancer pain, shown about morphine? - correct answer that fears are unfounded? what is the dose range of morphine for cancer pain? - correct answer can vary from 15mg to 15g/ day draw the aciton of opioids and nsaids in pain relief - correct answer what are the opioid receptors called? - correct answ...