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Acute and chronic Exam 2

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Nonopioids include:   show
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show An opioid antagonist, is used to reverse the respiratory sedation accompanying acute overdoses of opioids and to ameliorate other opioid side effects.  
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Patients at risk for respiratory depression when using morphine are. A) Opioid naive. B) Elderly. C) Receiving antihistamines. D) All of the above. E) A & B.   show
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show Constipation, nausea and vomiting, sedation, respiratory depression, and pruritus. Constipation still persist after development of opioid tolernace.  
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show Drug Alert - Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). NSAIDs (except aspirin) have been linked to a higher risk for increased cardiovascular events such as stroke and myocardial infarction.  
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hyperalgesia   show
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show painful responses to normally innocuous stimuli  
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persistent pain   show
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show the spread of pain to uninjured tissue  
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show These drugs, which include dexamethasone [Decadron], prednisone, and methylprednisolone [Medrol], are used for management of acute and chronic cancer pain, pain secondary to spinal cord compression, and inflammatory joint pain syndromes.  
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show Transduction is the conversion of a mechanical, thermal, or chemical stimulus into a neuronal action potential. Decreasing the effects of chemicals released at the periphery is the basis of several drug approaches to pain relief. NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen  
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What is the side effect of morphine to watch for?   show
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______ is the movement of pain impulses from the site of transduction to the brain.   show
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show Transduction is the conversion of a mechanical, thermal, or chemical stimulus into a neuronal action potential.  
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show Perception occurs when pain is recognized, defined, and responded to by the individual experiencing the pain.  
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show Modulation involves the activation of descending pathways that exert inhibitory or facilitatory effects on the transmission of pain.  
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______ is pain caused by damage to somatic or visceral tissue   show
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______ is pain resulting from tumor involvement or obstruction.   show
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______ is pain from bone, join, musle, skin, or connective tissue.   show
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______ is watching TV or a movie, conversing, listening to music, playing a game to decrease pain perception.   show
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Unrelieved pain leads to ?   show
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A patient is severely hurt in a gas-leaked explusion with many broken bones but report no pain. Why?   show
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