Opioids Flashcards
Opioid with shortest half life
Remifentanil
Opioid spectrum of use
Analgesic, antitussive, antidiarrheal
Opioid with longest half life
Buprenorphine
Mu opioid receptor function
Inhibition of respiration
Mu opioid receptor affinity
Endorphins
Delta opioid receptor function
Tolerance
Delta opioid receptor affinity
Enkephalins
Kappa opioid receptor function
Slowed GI transit
Kappa opioid receptor affinity
Dynorphin
Morphine effects
Miosis, Orthostatic hypotension, Respiratory depression, Pain relief, Histamine release, Increased ICP, Nausea, Euphoria
Morphine MOA
Mu receptor agonist
Fentanyl MOA
Mu receptor agonist
Most potent opioid (18000x)
Ohmefentanyl
Route of administration of Fentanyl
Transdermal or Lollipop
IV (anesthesia)
Meperidine MOA
Mu and Kappa receptor agonist
Muscarinic blockade
Pancreatitis pain relief DOC
Meperidine