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154 exam 2

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Term
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analgesics   medications that relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness  
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pain   whatever the patient says it is and occurs whenever they say it does  
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pain threshold   the level of stimulus needed to produce a painful sensation  
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pain tolerance   the patient's ability to tolerate or stand the pain; influenced by age, diseases, culture, previous experience  
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acute pain   sudden onset, usually localized with limited duration; increased hemodynamics, sweating, pallor  
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chronic pain   persistent or recurring pain lasting longer than 6 weeks; much more difficult to treat  
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somatic pain   originate from skeletal muscles, ligaments and joints; responds best to NSAIDs or nonopiates  
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superficial pain   originates from skin and mucous membranes; skinned knee, dental pain  
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visceral pain   originates from organs or smooth muscles; appendicitis, MI, gallbladder attack  
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vascular pain   originates from vascular or perivascular tissues; migraines  
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referred pain   pain is experienced in a place other than the point of origin; heart attack -> pain in left arm  
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Gate Theory   When gates are open, pain impulses are allowed through and the brain perceives pain; when gates are closed, impulses are stopped and perception is altered  
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A fibers   larger diameter fibers that conduct sharp and localized pain impulses; associated with acute pain  
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C fibers   small diameter fibers that slowly conduct dull and nonlocalized pain impulses; associated with chronic pain  
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pain control   The ultimate goal when addressing pain with a patient  
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Step 1   the use of nonopioids with or without adjuvant medications once the pain has been identified and assessed  
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Step 2   the use of opioids with or without nonopioids and with or without adjuvant medications  
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Step 3   the use of opiods indicated for moderate to sever pain, administered with or without nonopioids or adjuvant medications  
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opioids   drugs that bind to opiate receptors to relieve pain  
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alter   Opiates ______ the perception of pain and do nothing to cure or heal what is causing the pain.  
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remove   You must ______ the old patch first.  
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Narcan   antidote for opiate overdosage; opiate antagonist; also reverses pain relief  
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opioid tolerant   patient has been receiving opiates for extended period of time and requires higher doses to control pain at same level  
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withdrawal symptoms   n/v/d, chills, mental agitation, tachycardia, increased BP, diaphoresis, runny nose, cramps  
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opiate naive   patients are not accustomed to taking opiates and require smaller dosages to relieve their pain  
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respiratory depression   Most serious adverse effect of opiates (think ABC)  
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histamine   All opiates cause the release of ______, which can lead to redness and itching.  
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Change positions slowly. Siderails should be up, call light within reach.   Because histamine causes vasodilation -> orthostatic hypotension, what precautions should be in place?  
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liver   Opiates may cause an increase in ______ enzymes, which means the nurse should assess them.  
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NSAIDs   work by suppressing some part of the inflammatory process and reduces the amounts of pain-mediating chemicals  
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stomach   NSAIDs are very hard on the _____ and you must assess for increased bleeding, abdominal pain  
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coontraindicated   NSAIDs are ___________ in patients with history of GI bleed, ulcers, anticoagulatnt/antiplatelet, renal problems  
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reduce blood flow   All NSAIDs except aspirin _____ _____ ____ to the kidneys  
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hepatotoxic   Tylenol is extremely _______ with acute overdose  
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acetylcysteine (Mucomyst)   treatment for Tylenol overdose; smells like rotten eggs, mix with juice and give with straw  
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LFTs   Examples: AST, ALT, alk. phos.  
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sedatives   reduce nervousness, excitability, and irritability without causing sleep  
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hypnotics   cause sleep and have a much more potent effect on the CNS  
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sedative-hypnotics   drugs that can act in the body as a sedative or a hypnotic  
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3   How many groups of sedative-hypnotics are there?  
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barbiturates   a class of drugs used to induce sedation; highly habit forming and narrow therapeutic window; NO antidote  
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ital   common ending of barbiturates  
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REM   Barbiturates deprive people of _____ sleep.  
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Maintain airway   Main consideration with barbiturate overdose  
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benzodiazepines   drugs most frequently prescribed as anxiolytic drugs  
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pam, lam   common endings for benzodiazepines  
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flumazenil (Romazicon)   benzo antidote used in extreme cases  
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muscle relaxers   used for the relief of skeletal muscle spasticity; relieve pain  
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Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine)   highly sedating; must watch for altered sensorium; high fall risk; take at bedtime  
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Lioresal (baclofen)   given to relieve extreme spasms in paraplegia and quadriplegia  
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Dantrium (dantrolene)   used for acute management of malignant hyperthermia; can cause liver problems  
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malignant hyperthermia   genetic predisposition when patients receive anesthesia; uncontrolled shivering, extreme increase in temp  
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drive   Cannot _____ when taking a muscle relaxer  
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CNS stimulants   drugs that stimulate specific areas of the brain or spinal cord  
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ADHD   symptoms of inability to maintain attention span, presence of hyperactivity must be present for greater than 6 months and occur in 2 different settings  
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narcolepsy   syndrome characterized by sudden sleep attacks, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and visual or auditory hallucinations at the onset of sleep  
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amphetamines   drugs used to treat ADHD and narcolepsy  
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mental alertness   Amphetamines stimulate areas of the brain associated with _____ ________  
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C-II   Which classification of scheduling are amphetamines?  
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speed up   Amphetamines _____ ___ all body systems  
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never   CNS stimulants should ______ be given at bedtime  
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baseline height and weight   Key assessment point when taking amphetamines  
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anorexiants   drugs used to control or suppress appetite  
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cardiac patients   Phentermine (an anorexiant) is contraindicated in  
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lipase   What enzyme does orlistat (Xenical) inhibit, leading to oily stool?  
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migraine   common type of recurring painful heachace with throbbing, pain, and photophobia caused by vasodilation; can last 4 to 72 hours  
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aura   predictive set of altered visual or other senses  
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antimigraine medications   drugs that stimulate the serotonin receptors, causing vasoconstriction  
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abortive   Antimigraines are used as an _______ therapy, not prophylaxis  
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triptan   common ending for antimigraines  
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cardiovascular, hypertension   Antimigraines are contraindicated in patients with:  
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analeptics   drugs used to stimulate respirations; stimulates parts of CNS that control respiration, mainly medulla and spinal cord  
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caffeine   CNS stimulant contained in many foods, drinks, and drugs  
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yes   Can you overdose on caffeine?  
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Doxapram   hastens arousal and treats respiratory depression from anesthesia  
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peptic ulcer, cardiac dysrhythmias, MI   Caffeine contraindications  
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unknown   The cause of most seizures is ______  
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primary epilepsy   epilepsy where there is no identified cause  
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secondary epilepsy   epilepsy has a distinct or known cause such as trauma, infection, CVA  
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partial seizures   only part of the brain is involved; also called focal/local seizures  
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simple seizures   patient remains conscious; have one-side movement of an extremity, unusual sensations, increased HR, flushing and epigastric discomfort  
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complex seizures   patients loses consciousness for 1-3 minutes; has automatisms  
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generalized seizures   seizures that affect all or most of the brain  
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tonic-clonic seizures   muscles become very rigid and patient loses consciousness (tonic); patient has jerky movements and muscle contraction (clonic)  
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absence seizures   brief loss of consciousness and blank staring; more often in children  
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myoclonic seizures   seizures with sporadic or isolated jerking movements which may involve one or more extremity and may occur on one or both sides of body  
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atonic seizures   seizures with sudden loss of muscle tone for a few seconds followed by a postictal phase  
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status epilepticus   life threatening emergency characterized by tonic-clonic seizures which occur in succession; can cause brain death; treated with Valium, Atavan  
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2nd   Many physicians will not start medication until after the ____ seizure has occurred  
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neuropathic pain   Anticonvulsants can be used to treat _______ _____ because of the effect they have on neurons.  
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narrow therapeutic windows   The most common antiepileptic drugs have _______ _________ _______.  
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Dilantin (phenytoin)   The gold standard of epilepsy drug therapy  
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10-20   Dilantin therapeutic level  
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normal saline   IV Dilantin can only be given with ______ _______  
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drug level, liver function   Key assessments when patient is taking Dilantin  
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gingival hyperplasia   overgrowth of the gums caused by long term Dilantin  
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vitamin D   Patients taking Dilantin may need to take a ______ ___ supplement because long term use can cause osteoporosis  
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Dilantin facies   a change in appearance by acne, hirsutism, gingival hyperplasia, and hypertrophy of SQ tissue (pudgy)  
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hepatotoxicity, pancreatitis   Depakote fatal side effects  
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50-100   Depakote therapeutic level  
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4-12   Tegretol therapeutic level  
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Tegretol   has an unusual property called autoinduction; drug increases own metabolism over time  
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Neurontin, Lyrica   commonly used to treat neuropathic pain  
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same time   Patients must take seizure meds at the ____ ____ every day.  
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