Fundamental Pharmacology - Sedation and Analgesia (Part 2)

Question 1

Which of the following is not a Opioid receptor?

Answer 1

Theta

Question 2

Which of the following is a result of Fentanyl’s action on Mu receptors?

Answer 2

cough suppression

Question 3

Which of the following opioids shows difficulty crossing the blood brain barrier into the CNS?

Answer 3

Morphine

Question 4

NSAIDs like Ketorolac treat inflammatory pain through which of the following mechanisms?

Answer 4

Blockage of COX-2 thus decreasing prostaglandin synthesis

Question 5

Which of the following is not an effect of NSAIDs action on COX 1 &2

Answer 5

Platelette aggregation

Question 6

Ketamine provides analgesic effects at low doses through which of the following mechanisms?

Answer 6

Antagonism of NMDA

Question 7

which of the following is true regarding Ketamine’s adverse effects

Answer 7

Ketamine’s adverse effects are dose dependent
Most common reported effects are psychotomimetic in nature
Ketamine acts on NMDA receptors at low doses, and opioid receptors at higher doses

All of the above