Chap 10 (exam 2) Flashcards
Any drug that binds to a receptor and causes a response has ______ properties
Agonist
Mrs. M had breast reduction surgery yesterday and is complaining of pain around her incisions. Mrs. M is experiencing ____ pain.
Acute
Mrs. G is experiencing pain and itching due to a severe case of poison ivy on the skin of her arms and legs. She is experiencing ____ pain.
Superficial
Mr. E paces the floor all night, holding his side. The pain is so severe that he is nauseated. His wife brings him to the emergency department, where it is quickly discovered that Mr. E has a kidney stone. The type of pain he has been experiencing is ____ pain.
Visceral
Mr. D’s drug binds to a receptor, but the drug prevents, or blocks, a response. He is taking a drug with ___ properties.
Antagonist
When a second drug is given with a primary analgesic to enhance the analgesic effect, the second drug is being used as an ____ drug
Adjuvant
Mr. P is receiving an opioid around the clock for late-stage cancer pain. Lately, he has found that the pain medication is not working as well as it did a week ago. This is an example of opioid _____.
Tolerance
The level of stimulus needed to produce a painful sensation is referred to as the pain ______.
Threshold
Mr. J twisted his ankle in a friendly basketball game with his peers after work. His wife brings him to the urgent care center several hours later because of the pain. Mr. J is probably experiencing ____ pain.
Somatic
Mrs. H has experienced back pain “for years”. She says that it is worse in the late afternoon and at night but that “really, even when it lessens somewhat, it is there all the time in some form.” Mrs. H is experiencing ___ pain.
Chronic
Mr. R is brought to the emergency department in severe pain. The emergency department team recognizes the need to immediately bring the pain under some control. After assessing that it is not contraindicated, the attending physician initiates administration of a very strong pain reliever. This is no doubt a(n) ___ analgesic.
Opioid
This word is often used interchangeably with the term opioid.
Opiate
Ms. T is taking a drug that binds to part of a receptor and causes effects that are not as strong as those of a pure agonist. She is taking a(n) ______ agonist.
Partial
During a marathon, a runner had to drop out after 16 miles because of severe muscle spasms. Which type of pain is the runner experiencing? Chronic pain Somatic pain Visceral pain Superficial pain
Somatic Pain
A young man has been taken to the emergency department because of a suspected overdose of morphine tablets. The nurse prepares to administer which drug? Atropine Meperedine (Demerol) Flumazenil (romazicon) Noloxone (Narcan)
Naloxone (Narcan)