36: Opioid Agonists & Antagonists
Medications used to treat moderate to severe pain.
What is opioid analgesics?
Dry mouth, urinary retention, constipation, and blurred vision.
What is anticholinergic effects?
Chest pressure, angina, dizziness, teratogenesis.
What is complications of sumatriptan?
Peak of 1 to 5 hr.
What is the peak of regular insulin?
Levothryroxine needs to be increased during this period.
What is needed during pregnancy for levothyroxine therapy?
The antidote for opioid agonists
What is Naloxone?
Clients should avoid this juice while taking anticonvulsants carbamazepine and gabapentin.
What is grapefruit juice?
A serotonin receptor agonist
What is Sumatriptan?
Greatest risk of insulin medications
What is hypoglycemia?
A medication used to block the synthesis of thyroid hormones and block the conversion of T4 to T3
What is Methimazole?
Respiratory depression
What is major complication of opioid agonists
Meds for pain that are used with a primary pain medication, usually an opioid agonist, to increase pain relief while reducing the dosage of the opioid.
What is adjuvant meds
Decreases pain by blocking conduction of pain impulses in a circumscribed area.
What is local anesthetic action
Lispro insulin
What is rapid acting insulin
Gigantism
What disorder in children is octreotide used for
Alcohol consumption
What should individuals avoid when taking opioid agonist?
Barbituates, CNS depressants, antihistamines.
What kind of medications should individuals on amitriptyline avoid?
What is a beta blocker?
No peak time
What is long acting insulin?
Chronic over treatment
What is a complication of thyroid hormone (Levothyroxine)?
Respiratory rate should be taken. Medication should be help if less than 12/min.
What is the baseline vital sign that should be taken prior to opioid analgesic administration?
A complication of taking dexamethasone
What is glucose intolerance?
Prevent inflammation and dilation of the intracranial blood vessels, thereby relieving migraine pain.
What is therapeutic use of migraine meds
Promotes cellular uptake of glucose, converts glucose into glycogen and promotes energy storage and moves K+ into cells.
What is the purpose of insulin?
Anxiety, tachycardia, chest pain, nervousness, tremors, palpitations, abdominal cramping, heat intolerance, fever, diaphoresis, weight loss.
What is complications of levothyroxine?