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NURS 3304 Analgesics Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
what is tolerance - Ans:✔✔-a state in which a larger dose is required to produce the same response that
could formerly be elicited by a smaller dose
dependence - Ans:✔✔-withdrawal syndrome will occur if the drug is stopped or dose is rapidly reduced
addiction - Ans:✔✔-disease manifested by compulsive substance use despite harmful consequences
nociceptive pain - Ans:✔✔-direct stimulation of pain receptors
types of nociceptive pain - Ans:✔✔-somatic: arising from skin, bone, joint, muscle, or connective tissue;
dull, aching, throbbing pain
visceral: arising from intestinal organs; deep aching squeezing pain
acetylsalicylic acid - Ans:✔✔-aspirin
aspirin MOA - Ans:✔✔-inhibits cyclooxygenase and PG's and prevents platelet formation
ADR of aspirin - Ans:✔✔-GI (dyspepsia and irritation, ulceration)
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Anticoagulant effects
impaired kidney function
salicylism (tinnitus, headache, dizziness)
Reyes Syndrome (avoid in children with viral illness)
ibuprofen - Ans:✔✔-NSAID
naproxen - Ans:✔✔-NSAID
indomethacin - Ans:✔✔-NSAID
dicofenac - Ans:✔✔-NSAID
ketorolac - Ans:✔✔-NSAID
elodolac - Ans:✔✔-NSAID
ketoprofen - Ans:✔✔-NSAID
MOA of NSAID - Ans:✔✔-inhibit PG synthesis via inhibition of COX 1 and COX 2 for mild to moderate pain
NSAID cautions - Ans:✔✔-renal disease: vasoconstriction
GI: inhibition of protective effects
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