NUR240 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Orthostatic Hypotension, Opioid Overdose, Pregnancy Category
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Binds to both mu and kappa receptor sites to produce profound analgesia. Relief of serious and acute and chronic pain. Shortness of breath associated with heart failure or pulmonary edema or acute chest pain connected with. Sedation, dysphoria, hallucinations, nausea, constipation, dizziness, and itching sensation. Overdose can result in severe respiratory depression or cardiac arrest. Black box: when administered as an epidural drug, patients must stay in the hospital for 24 hours. Avoided in patients with gallbladder disease, acute or severe asthma, gi obstruction, severe hepatic or renal impairment. Reversal of effects of opioids may result in rapid loss of analgesic, increased bp, tremors, hyperventilation, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness. Should not be used for respiratory depression caused by nonopioid medications. When given iv, will reverse symptoms in minutes; will immediately cause opioid withdrawal symptoms in physically dependent patients. Chapter 18: drugs for the control of pain. 5-ht (serotonin) receptor drug (antimigraine drug) sumatriptan (imitrex)
