Chapter 11: Analgesic Drugs Sealock: Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition Complete Guide.

A patient diagnosed with migraine headache is experiencing what type of pain? - Answer vascular pain An 18-year-old basketball player fell and twisted his ankle during a game. Which type of analgesic is he likely to be given? - Answer A non-opioid analgesic, such as tramadol A patient is in the recovery room following abdominal surgery. He is groggy but reports severe pain around his incision. What is the most important factor for the nurse to consider during her patient assessment before administering a dose of morphine sulphate? - Answer respiration rate A 78-year-old patient is in the recovery room after lengthy hip surgery. While gradually awakening, the patient requests pain medication. Within 10 minutes after receiving a dose of morphine sulphate, the patient is very lethargic; respiration is shallow, at a rate of nine respirations per minute. What necessary action may the nurse need to perform? - Answer Administration of naloxone, an opioid reversal agent A patient will be discharged with a 1-week supply of an opioid analgesic for pain management after his abdominal surgery. What should the nurse teach this patient in regard to this drug? - Answer How to prevent constipation A patient who has been treated for lung cancer for 3 years has noticed that over the past few months the opioid analgesic that is being used is not helping as much, and says that taking more medication is needed for the same pain relief. What is this patient experiencing? - Answer opioid tolerance A 38-year-old male has arrived at the urgent care centre with severe hip pain after falling from a ladder at work. He has taken several pain pills over the past few hours but cannot remember how many he has taken. He hands the nurse an empty bottle of