Ketamine IV anesthetic used for starting and maintaining anesthesia by causing dissociative anesthesia and can cause psychological reactions
Tramadol Nonopioid centrally acting analgesic that acts as a combination of opioid and nonopioid mechanism that's can cause dizziness, sedation, HA, constipa...
Nursing 336 Exam 2 Refined
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Ketamine ✅IV anesthetic used for starting and maintaining anesthesia by causing
dissociative anesthesia and can cause psychological reactions
Tramadol ✅Nonopioid centrally acting analgesic that acts as a combination of opioid
and nonopioid mechanism that's can cause dizziness, sedation, HA, constipation, dry
mouth, and seizures and intensifies CNS depressants
Hydrocodone ✅Moderate to strong opioid agonist for pain (with NSAIDs) and cough
suppression (with antihistamine and decongestants) with similar action and effects to
morphine but less severe
Meperidine ✅Strong opioid agonist that is dangerous in elderly and shouldn't be used
for >48hrs due to toxic metabolite accumulation
Fentanyl ✅Strong opioid agonist that is 100x as potent as morphine taken by IM, IV,
transdermal, transmuccosal, or intranasal
Naloxone ✅opioid antagonist for opioid overdoses that can be taken IM, IV, or sub-q
with a 2hr half life
Morphine ✅Strong opioid agonist for pain and anxiety that mimics endogenous opioid
peptides at mu receptors and can cause respiratory depression, constipation,
orthostatic hypotension, cough suppression, biliary colic, emesis, increase ICP,
euphoria/dysphoria, sedation, miosis, birth defects, and neurotoxicity that is taken IV,
IM, PO, sub-q, epidural, or intrathecal
Acetaminophen ✅Non anti-inflammatory opioid that inhibits CNS prostaglandin
synthesis and can cause hepatotoxicity and overdose which is treated with
acetylcysteine
Acetylcysteine ✅Acetaminophen overdose treatment that substitutes glutathione to
convert toxic metabolite to nontoxic
Activated charcoal ✅For recent drug overdoses by binding to drugs and toxins for
excretion
Ketorolac ✅Cox-1 inhibitor NSAID that has powerful analgesics but minimal anti-
inflammatory with prolonged half life in elderly and renal impairment
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