Adjuvants - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

COMFORT - Collaborative Interventions to minimize pain associated with procedures correct answers - administer analgesic 30min-1hr prior to procedure -Monitor medication dosages, not to exceed limit - PT post surgery - encouraging pt to begin moving as soon as procedure is completed IV-PCA - most common therapy (pt is able to receive medication when needed at a controlled interval setting to avoid overdosing) Administration of NSAIDS, Opioids, non-opioids, adjuvants Physiological,...

AGACNP ANCC Board Review- Common Problems | 123 Questions and Correct Solutions Latest Update Cutaneous Pain - Answer - -localized on the skin or body surface -eg bad sunburn or blister Visceral Pain - Answer - -poorly localized such as with internal organs eg. gallbladder pain, PUD pain Somatic Pain - Answer - -non localized -originates in muscle, bone, nerves, blood vessels eg. soft tissue injury Neuropathic pain - Answer - involves nerve pathway injury or compression WHO Pain Ladde...

Chemotherapy Drugs Final Questions 2024/2025 Questions and Answers 100% Solved Cancer cells are characterized by - persistent proliferation, invasive growth, and the ability to form metastases. Cancer can be treated with three basic modalities: - surgery, radiation therapy, and drug therapy Agents used for drug therapy fall into two main groups: - (1) cytotoxic agents and (2) noncytotoxic agents, such as hormones, immunomodulators, and targeted drugs. Surgery and/or irradiation ar...

Drug Discovery • Unlike small molecule drugs (pharmaceuticals), large molecule drugs (biopharmaceuticals) are mainly protein-based o These protein-based drugs are similar to natural biological compounds found in human body or they're fragments that mimic active part of natural compounds Discovery of Pharmaceuticals commences w/ scanning hundreds of compounds, whether w/ actual materials (irrational approach) or virtual simulations (rational approach) • Pharmaceuticals are new che...

Cutaneous Pain - Answer -localized on the skin or body surface -eg bad sunburn or blister Visceral Pain - Answer -poorly localized such as with internal organs eg. gallbladder pain, PUD pain Somatic Pain - Answer -non localized -originates in muscle, bone, nerves, blood vessels eg. soft tissue injury Neuropathic pain - Answer involves nerve pathway injury or compression WHO Pain Ladder - Answer Step 1: ASA, NSAIDs, tylenol +/- adjuvant (eg is a TCA like amitryptiline fo...

Pesticides are - EXPLANATION - Substance that control pests, they may be either naturally-occurring compounds like sulfur or synthetic (i.e. man-made) compounds like the insecticide malathion. Pesticides are - EXPLANATION - 1. Compounds that control pests 2. Plants defoliants 3. Plant growth regulators 4. Adjuvants Plant defoliants are in - EXPLANATION - use to remove leaves from plants, most often to aid in the harvest of crops. Plant growth regulators (PGR) are - EXPLANATION - use...

Applicator License California Guaranteed Success ________ controls include wind, temperature extremes, humidity levels, and rainfall. 1 Cultural 2 Natural 3 Biological 4 Physical Natural ________ sets the preharvest interval. 1 The employer 2 The manufacturer 3 The EPA 4 The state The EPA ________ tests are conducted to determine how well the pesticide manages the target pest under laboratory, field, and possibly greenhouse conditions. 1 Efficacy 2 Toxicity 3 Degrad...

Do not use ____ as an analgesic in older adults or any age because of it's toxic metabolite which causes seizures ~ meperdine (demerol) adjuvants ~ drugs originally developed to treat conditions other than pain but also have analgesic properties (ex. antidepressants, corticosteroids) a good way to maximize pain relief while potentially decreasing drug use ~ to administer analgesics AROUND THE CLOCK (ATC) instead of PRN The Joint Commission ~ evaluates health-care organizatio...

Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety / Pest Management Study Manual Exam with complete Solutions A key to minimizing the hazard of pesticide use to the applicator is to avoid exposure. (True or False) - answerTrue Pesticides should be stored: a. only in their original containers b. in containers too heavy for children to handle c. in any container as long as it is tagged with the name of the contents - answera. only in their original containers If a nozzle becomes clogged while sprayin...

Controlled Substances Quiz, NU 578 Unit 2 Questions and 100%Correct Answers. Codeine - ANSWER abused prescription drug, second-most Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act - ANSWER Act also known as the Controlled Substance Act (1970) transmuscosal fentanyl only approved for breakthrough cancer pain in opioid tolerant patients - ANSWER actiq dopamine reward circuit - ANSWER addictive drugs all activate the brain's _________ naltrexone - ANSWER after detox, an opioid addict c...