Not so "Fun Facts"
Fentanyl crosses this very quickly, which is why it works so fast and is also why it can cause overdose to happen rapidly.
What is the blood brain barrier?
This is the Pharmacologic Class and Therapeutic Class
These are the most dangerous side effects and black box warnings of Fentanyl.
What is Respiratory Depression and death from overdose.
After how this many house you will remove the patch and then this is the action you take to dispose of it.
What is 72 hours, and fold it?
This is how we would teach the patient to do when they remove.
What is folding before tossing?
What is 50-100 times?
It works by binding to these receptors in the brain.
What are Mu and Kappa receptors?
Common GI side effect.
What is constipation?
This is the overdose treatment.
What is removing patch STAT and administering Naloxone (Narcan)? (This may take more than one dose).
We would tell our patient to avoid this type of interaction while using the patch.
What are heating products, other CNS depressants like benzos and alcohol?
Fentanyl is involved in the majority of what in the US?
What is opioid overdose related death?
These are the main uses.
what is moderate to severe pain, chronic pain, sedation?
Heat sources, like heating pads, can cause this dangerous effect.
What is respiratory rate and blood pressure?
This is how often we would tell the patient to change the patch.
What is Q72 hours?
This is the average number of deaths related to fentanyl per day in the US.
What is 200?
This is the pharmacologic action that leads to respiratory depression.
What is CNS depression?
Using these classes of drugs will increase overdose risk when used with fentanyl.
What are benzodiazepines and other CNS depressants? (Like alcohol)
These are things you would monitor before administering.
What is pain level, vitals, other CNS depressants, and opioid tolerance?
These are the things we would want our patient to report.
What is trouble breathing and severe drowsiness?
Even a used patch contains this.
A dangerous and sometimes fatal amount.
This is the main effect fentanyl produces in the CNS.
What is pain analgesia (pain relief)?
What is - severe asthma, paralytic ileus, respiratory depression, and acute intermittent pain?
These are the things to monitor after administering.
What are vitals, pain level, sedation level, and constipation?
What is cutting it?