Pain Control with Opiod Analgesia Exam 2026 Questions and Answers

Pain Control with Opiod Analgesia Exam
2026 Questions and Answers

What are the three receptors associated with Opiods? - Correct answer-mu

delta

kappa

What is the spectrum of clinical uses for opioids? - Correct answer-analgesics

antitussives

antidiarrheal drugs

T/F: analgesic opioids may be classified as strong, moderate and weak agonists and

their classification is independent of potency - Correct answer-True

Opioid drugs may be classified as what three types? - Correct answer-agonists (full

or partial receptor)

antagonists (receptor blockers)

mixed agonist-antagonists (able to activate one opioid receptor subtype and block

another subtype)

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, What drugs are used to treat for addiction? - Correct answer-Antagonists:

naloxone, naltrexone, and nalmefine

What drugs used to treat for pain? - Correct answer-Strong Agonists: morphine,

methadone, meperidine, hydromorphone, fentanyl, sufentanil

Which drugs are strong agonists? - Correct answer-morphine

methadone

meperidine

hydromorphone

fentanyl

sufentanil

Which drugs are moderate agonists? - Correct answer-codeine

oxycodone

What drugs are weak agonists? - Correct answer-propoxyphene

Which drugs are mixed agonist-antagonists? - Correct answer-buprenorphine

nalbuphine

What drugs are antagonists? - Correct answer-naloxone



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