Fentanyl Flashcards
__________ is a fentanyl analogue that has been estimated to be 10,000 times stronger than morphine.
Carfentanil
The street name for fentanyl is ________.
China White
Illicitly manufactured fentanyl is the source of most of the fentanyl that is used as an adulterant in ________.
Heroin
Which is a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA)?
Marijuana - Fentanyl - Cocaine - Pentobarbital
Marijuana
True or False: Rapid result drug screens that can detect fentanyl are in common use in healthcare settings.
False
I may be difficult to identify fentanyl use or overdose in a patient because
the effects of fentanyl intoxication are identical to opioids
Children exposed to fentanyl is a true medical emergency
if administered outside of a healthcare, therapeutic use
The typical signs and symptoms of a fentanyl overdose are
respiratory depression
Naloxone is primarily used to reverse the __________ effects of opioid overdose.
Pulmonary
A fentanyl transdermal patch is given as treatment of
chronic pain in opioid-tolerant patients