Pain - Opioids
14 important questions on Pain - Opioids
What type of pain are opioids most appropriate for?
How do opioids work?
Result in pain relief, euphoria and respiratory depression
Which opioid is a partial mu-opioid agonist? It acts as an agonist at low doses and an antagonist and higher doses.
lower doses: treat pain
higher doses: treat opioid use disorder
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What schedule are most opioids?
What type of patients can the fentanyl patch and lozenge NOT be used in?
What patient can be converted to a fentanyl patch?
Fentanyl patch counseling
D/c all around the clock opioids when applied
Only 1 at a time, to hairless skin
Only cover with Bioclusive or Tegaderm
Do not cover with heating pad or other bandage
Flush down toilet and keep away from kids and pets
Buprenorphine buccal film
Insert between gum and cheek tissue. Do not eat/drink for 30 minutes.
Why is methadone hard to dose safely?
What type of substrate is Methadone and what can it do to testosterone?
Can decrease testosterone -> sexual dysfunction
Why is Meperidine (Demerol) no longer recommended as an analgesic?
Use for short term or single use.
Why can the metabolite of Meperidine cause CNS toxicity?
What can be given to block the histamine-induced pruritis caused by morphine?
Oxycodone BBW and main side effects
Pruritis, dry mouth, hyperhidrosis
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