Pain Management
The process where the body recognizes and interprets harmful stimuli as pain
What is Pain Perception?
This is used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose?
What is Naloxone (Narcan)?
This common NSAID relieves pain, reduces fever and decreases inflammation
What is ibuprofen?
this terms describes how long it takes a drugs concentration in the blood to reduce
What is Half-Life?
This NSAID is known as acetylsalicyclic acid and can cause GI bleeding in high doses
What is aspirin (Bayer)?
The term describes stimulus is perceived as painful?
What is Pain Threshold?
This opiate comes from poppy and causes respiratory depression?
What is Morphine?
Children with viral infections should not take aspirin due to this syndrome
What is Reye’s Syndrome
This common OTC medication is abbreviated APAP and is known for its liver toxicity in high doses
What is acetaminophen (Tylenol)?
This opioid is often combined with acetaminophen in medications like Percocet
What is Oxycodone?
The type of pain originating from skin, bones or muscles?
What Is Somatic Pain?
Morphine should be held if a patients respiratory rate drops below this number
What is 12 breaths per minute
Aspirin overdose may cause this syndrome that sounds like a phone
Tinnitus
This symptom of salicylate toxicity is related to breathing
What is hyperventilation?
This medication is used to reverse opioid overdose and restore breathing?
What is Narcan (naloxone)?
These are used for severe acute pain and act on the same sites in the brain as morphine?
What Is Opioid Agonists?
Long-term use of opiates can cause the drug to become less effective resulting in this
What is Tolerance?
This adverse effect of NSAID can result in blood loss
What is GI Bleeding?
If a 10 mg dose of Ambien has a half-life of 2 hours, how much remains in the system after 4 hourS
What is 2.5mg?
This long-acting opioid can be administered as a transdermal patch and requires very closhe monitoring
What is fentanyl (Duragesic)?