Clinical Applications Flashcards
What are the clinical applications of morphine?
pain (moderate to severe)
analgesia for a mechanically ventilated patient
What are the clinical applications of codeine?
pain (mild to moderate)
What are the clinical applications of oxycodone and hydrocodone?
pain (moderate to severe)
What are the clinical applications of tramadol?
pain (moderate to severe)
dental pain
What are the clinical applications of methadone?
detoxification of patients with opioid addiction
severe pain
What are the clinical applications of fentanyl, alfentanil, and sufentanil?
pain (moderate to severe)
What are the clinical applications of remifentanil?
pain (moderate to severe)
adjunct to general anesthesia
What are the clinical applications of meperidine and levorphenaol?
pain (moderate to severe)
What are the clinical applications of propoxyphene?
pain (mild to moderate)
What are the clinical applications of butorphanol, buprenorphine, and nalbuphine?
pain (moderate to severe)
adjunct to balanced anesthesia
What are the clinical applications of naloxone?
acute opioid toxicity
What are the clinical applications of naltrexone?
opioid, alcohol addiction
What are the clinical applications of alvimopan and methylnaltrexone?
postoperative ileus, opioid-mediated bowel dysfunciton
What are the clinical applications of ketamine?
analgesia
dissociative anesthesia
sole anesthetic agent for procedures that do not require skeletal muscle relaxation
What are the clinical applications of dextromethorphan?
cough
neuropathic pain
