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study guide week 1
LaZandra Singleton
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Along with pain in most patients also comes | depression |
| Patients with chronic pain often complain that they are | undertreated with pain meds |
| a synthetic drug that has an action simliar to opium | an opioid |
| The health care worker often | underestimates the pain |
| Where there is mild but chronic pain, a good first choice drug would be | IBU |
| Which drug can be given orally or parentally | morphine |
| A long acting narcotic that can be given po q12h is | oxycodone |
| which of the following is a side effect of the opioids | constipation |
| A drug that may cause increased sleepiness caused by narcotics is | Diphenhydramine |
| Pseuoaddiction may occur when the | pain is undertreated |
| A laxative that may be used with narcotic | Senekot |
| A drug that may be used for depression in | Amittriptyline |
| A drug that is used in the treatment of epilepsy which is also useful in pain management | topiramate |
| A drug that can be used to reduce edema in tumors and nervous tissues is | dexamethasone |
| A drug that is used topically for neuropathic pain is | capsaicin |
| Three layers of skin | dermal, subcutaneous, epidermal |
| Four main functions of the skin | protection,mainteance of temperature,excretes,and shock absorber |
| A treatment used for Eczema | Protopic |
| A treatment for Cellulitis | Ancef |
| A treatment for Acne | Benzoyl peroxide solution |
| Psoriasis | Hydrocortisone |