Ch. 5 & 6 Pharmacology
1 day - ✔✔How long before the procedure should a patient scheduled for oral surgery
avoid ibuprofen?
3 drinks per day - ✔✔Which is the maximal safe dose of alcohol that may be ingested
with 2 grams of acetaminophen in a normal adult?
30 mg - ✔✔How much codeine is added to acetaminophen for the prescription
medication Tylenol #3?
A decrease in the pain threshold or greater reaction to pain has been said to be
associated with emotional stability. - ✔✔All statements are true about pain except:
Acetaminophren - ✔✔What is the drug of choice for fever reduction in children?
Acetaminophren - ✔✔Which analgesic would be best for a patient with asthma for
relief of a headache or other mild to moderate pain?
Analgesia
Antipyretic
Hepatoxic - ✔✔Acetaminophen has these pharmacologic actions:
Analgesic, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, antiplatelet - ✔✔Acetaminophen has which
therapeutic indications?
Analgesic, antipyretic, antiinflammatory, antiplatelet - ✔✔Which best describes the
mechanisms of action for the salicylates?
Aspirin - ✔✔Dangerous bleeding can occur when which drug is combined with
warfarin?
Aspirin - ✔✔Which nonopioid analgesic is recommended for prevention of coronary
artery disease and treatment of myocardial infarction?
, Aspirin reduces fever by inducing peripheral vasodilation and sweating and...
Aspirin reduces elevated temperature but has no effect on normal body temperature. -
✔✔Which statement is most correct regarding the use of aspirin as an antipyretic?
at the peripheral nerve endings - ✔✔The primary site of action for nonopioid
analgesics is
be aware of many combinations of opiod and nonopiod drugs; always take a through
medication/medical history to determine contraindications or drug interactions; be
aware of signs of opiod addiction and be able to identify addicts - ✔✔Dental
hygienists should take which actions to encourage safe use of opiods in management
of dental pain?
both statements are false - ✔✔All NSAIDs decrease the risk of serious cardiovascular
thrombotic events, myocardial infarction, and stroke. This effect is increased with
longer duration of use.
both statements are false - ✔✔Dentists diagnosing patients with chronic orofacial pain
should initiate therapy with an opiod analgesic. This is because most dental pain does
not respond well to therapy by an NSAID.
Both statements are false - ✔✔The perception of pain is the patient's emotional or
psychological response to pain and varies greatly from individual to individual. The
reaction to pain is the physical component to the message of pain as it is carried
through the nervous system and is the same for everyone.
both statements are false - ✔✔Tramadol (Ultra) is classified as a pure opioid agonist
that binds with the κ-receptor and the δ-receptor.
both statements are true - ✔✔Differences in action of different opioids in tolerance to
pain may be the result of variations in the endogenous levels of the neurotransmitters.
Differences in the action of different opioids at these and other specific receptors
explain some of the variations among the different opioids adverse reactions.
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