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NR565 WEEK 2 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2024
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1. ·Guiding princi- determining when to initiate or continue opioids for chronic
ples for pre- pain
scribers opioid selection, dosage, duration, follow-up, and discon-
tinuation
assessing risk and addressing harms of opioid use
Opioids are not first-line therapy
Establish goals for pain and function
Discuss risk and benefits
Use immediate-release opioids when starting
Use the lowest effective dose
Prescribe short durations for acute pain
Evaluate benefits and harms frequently
Use strategies to mitigate risk
Review PDMP data
Use urine drug testing
Avoid concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing
Offer treatment for opioid disorder
2. ·Examples of pure opioid antagonists act as antagonists at µ and ºrecep-
pure opioid ago- tors.Narcan (Naloxone)
nists
3. What is used to Morphine milligram equivalent scale
calculate a pa-
tient's overdose
risk?
4. How would you When patients take 120 mg per day of morphine milligram
know when to re- equivalents
fer someone to
a pain specialist
for pain manage-
ment?
5. Prescription online state based databases that contain info about con-
Drug Monitoring trolled substance prescriptions
Program Why is it important? promote safer opioid prescribing,
inform clinical practice and improve safety
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