EDAPT- PAIN- CHAMBERLAIN
Analgesic drugs are medications that relieve ____ but do not cause loss of consciousness. -
✔✔Pain
Matching - ✔✔Pain threshold is level of stimulus needed to produce a sensation of pain.
Pain
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EDAPT- PAIN- CHAMBERLAIN
Analgesic drugs are medications that relieve ____ but do not cause loss of consciousness. -
✔✔Pain
Matching - ✔✔Pain threshold is level of stimulus needed to produce a sensation of pain.
Pain tolerance is the amount of pain a person can endure without impeding on normal daily
function.
Acute pain has a sudden onset that subsides with treatment.
Chronic pain is persistent and/or recurring lasting over 3 months.
Somatic pain originates from skeletal muscle, ligaments and joints.
Visceral pain originates from organ and smooth muscle.
Opioids can be classified as mild agonists and strong agonists.___agonists include codeine and
hydrocodone, and ____ agonists include fentanyl, hydromorphone, meperidine, methadone,
morphine and oxycodone. - ✔✔mild, strong
Treating pain - ✔✔Opioid drugs are used to treat moderate to severe pain. Nonopioid drugs are
normally prescribed for mild to moderate pain.
Classifications - ✔✔The three classifications of opioid drugs are agonist, agonist-antagonists and
antagonists.
nonopioid medication - ✔✔The most widely used nonopioid medication is acetaminophen.
Acetaminophen also works as an antipyretic to lower body temperature by acting on the
hypothalamus, the section of the brain that regulates temperature.
What is the most serious side effect of acetaminophen? - ✔✔Hepatotoxicity
Do not use nonopioid analgesics with which of the following conditions? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Allergy to the medication, Severe liver disease or Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
(G6PD) deficiency
Which of the following is a contraindication for opioid analgesic use? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Severe asthma
allergy to medication
Which of the following are considered strong opioid agonists? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Fentanyl, hydromorphone, meperidine, methadone, morphine and oxycodone
What is the pharmacological action of opioi
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