NURS 4600 Finishing Opioids and Migraines Questions and Answers

NURS 4600 Finishing Opioids and Migraines Questions and Answers What are the moderate to strong opioids? - Ans:-codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone Agonist-Antagonist Opioids - Ans:-the medication has agonist and antagonist effects. butorphanol, nalbuphine, buprenorphine, pentazocine PCA - Ans:-patient controlled analgesia. medications administered intravenously by means of a special infusion pump controlled by the patient within order ranges written by the physician. best way to keep pain at a therapeutic level evidence based studies show this. opioid antagonist drugs - Ans:-block mu and kappa receptors. Naloxone, naltrexone half life of naloxone - Ans:-30 min...may require additional dosing MS abbreviation opioid - Ans:-morphine sulfate basal rate - Ans:-continuous dose on a PCA pump ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/6 ABG - Ans:-arterial blood gas. a diagnostic test examining arterial blood; used to determine the pressure exerted by oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. What vital signs are relevant for opioids? - Ans:-RR, ABG Nonopioid analgesics and examples - Ans:-analgesics that are not classified as opioids. tramadol and clonidine tramadol - Ans:-combination of opioid and nonopioid mechanisms. CNS depressants What BP is considered hypotension? - Ans:-prof says when systolic is less than 100 or when BP drops 20% from its normal rebound hypertension - Ans:-a life-threatening situation in which medications that normally lower blood pressure are suddenly stopped 9instead of tapering) resulting in severely elevated blood pressure. could cause a stroke clonidine - Ans:-alpha 2 agonist. •Cardiovascular - severe hypotension, rebound hypertension, bradycardia cannabis - Ans:-The hemp plant from which marijuana, hashish, and THC are derived. CBD - Ans:-cannabidiol. •): major cannabinoid that indirectly antagonizes cannabinoid receptors which attenuates psychoactive effects of tetrahydrocannabinol. ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/6 CBN - Ans:-•Cannabinol (CBN): A cannabinoid more commonly found in aged cannabis as a metabolite and is nonpsychoactive. cannabinoid - Ans:-•any chemical compound that acts on cannabinoid receptors - either endogenously or exogenously THC - Ans:-•Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC): primary substance responsible for the psychoactive effects of cannabis. cannabinoid receptors - Ans:-Natural Anandamide binds to CB1 receptors and regulates mood, memory, appetite, pain, cognition, and emotions. Anandamide is also found in chocolate. THC mimics Anandamide and binds to CB1 receptors. cannabinoid receptor class - Ans:-•Cannabinoid rec