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Musculoskeletal System | Registered Nurse (RN) School Study Aid
Opioids Overview
- Indications
- Pain
- Weaning
- Cough
- Diarrhea
- Mechanism of Action
- Agonists at Mu (μ), Kappa (Κ), and Delta (δ) Receptors
- Decrease Synaptic Transmission
- Side Effects
- Respiratory Depression
- Addiction
- Miosis
- Constipation
2 mins
Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal Assessment (Formerly Opioid Abuse and Withdrawal Assessment)
- Abuse Assessment
- Euphoria
- Miosis
- CNS Depression
- Abuse Withdrawal
- Yawning
- Gooseflesh
- Sweating
- Rhinorrhea
- Kicking Movements
- Consideration
- Naloxone
1 min
Codeine
- Mechanism
- Opioid Receptor Agonist
- Indications
- Mild to Moderate Pain
- Cough Suppressant
- Side Effects
- Sedation
- Constipation
- Miosis
- Considerations
- Close Monitoring When Breast Feeding
- Often Combined with Non-Opioids
2 mins
Morphine
- Mechanism
- Opioid Receptor Agonist
- Indications
- Pain
- Myocardial Infarction
- Side Effects
- Nausea and Vomiting
- CNS Depression
- Biliary Colic
- Constipation
- Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Pupillary Constriction
- Hypotension
2 mins
Oxycodone
- Mechanism of Action
- Opioid Receptor Agonist
- Indication
- Refractory Pain
- Side Effects
- Respiratory Depression
- Constipation
- CNS Depression
- Considerations
- Addiction
- Naloxone
2 mins
Acetaminophen-Hydrocodone (Vicodin)
- Mechanism of Action
- Combination Analgesic
- Opioid Receptor Agonist
- Hydrocodone
- Reversible Inhibition of COX
- Acetaminophen
- Indication
- Moderate to Severe Pain
- Side Effects
- CNS Depression
- Respiratory Depression
- Hepatotoxicity
- Considerations
- Addiction
2 mins
Meperidine (Demerol)
- Mechanism
- Opioid Receptor Agonist
- Indications
- Moderate to Severe Pain
- Post Anesthesia Shivering
- Side Effects
- Tremors
- Constipation
- CNS Depression
- Sedation
- Considerations
- Short Term Administration
- Increased Risk Serotonin Syndrome
- Does NOT cause Miosis
- Renal Failure Increases Toxicity Risk
2 mins
Fentanyl
- Mechanism of Action
- Opioid Receptor Agonist
- High Potency
- Indications
- Anesthesia Induction
- Chronic Pain
- Breakthrough Pain
- Side Effects
- CNS Depression
- Respiratory Depression
- Constipation
- Miosis
- Considerations
- Addiction
3 mins
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