Opioid Agonist (Exam 2) *Quick Review* Flashcards
Hydromorphone: Potency
5x more potent than morphine
Alfentanil: Potency
1/5th potency of fentanyl
Fentanyl: Potency
75 to 125 x more potent than morphine
Remifentanil: Potency
15-20 x as potent as alfentanil
..Not sure about Fentanyl?..
Sufentanil: Potency
5-12 x more potent than Fentanyl
Meperidine: Potency
1/10th potency of morphine
Meperidine: Clinical Uses
-Post op shivering because of K and a2 receptors
Meperidine: Dose
post op shivering 12.5 mg IV
Meperidine: Onset
5-15 mins
Meperidine: Duration
2-4 hours
Meperidine: Metabolism
-90% in Liver
-Metabolite: Normeperidine
Meperidine: E 1/2 Time
3-5 hrs
35 hrs with Renal failure
Meperidine: Clearance
1.02 L/min
Meperidine: CNS
-Sedation,
-Euphoria
-SEROTONIN SYNDROME – careful with TCA’s and MAOI’s
Meperidine: Other Side Effects
-TOXICITY: Delirium (confusion and hallucinations, myoclonus and seizures)
-CROSSES PLACENTAL BARRIER!
Morphine:Clinical uses
- Relieves visceral, skeletal muscles, joints
- Integumental dull > sharp (better for post op c-fiber pain)
- Intermittent pain
Morphine: Dose (induction)
Intra Op: 1-10 mg IV
Morphine: Onset
10 - 20 mins
Morphine: Peak (IM & IV)
IM: 45-90
IV: 15-30 minutes
Morphine: Duration
4-5 hours