Chapter 10 Pharmacology: Analgesic Drugs question and answers graded A+ 2023/2024

Chapter 10 Pharmacology: Analgesic Drugsacute pain - correct answer pain that sudden in onset, usually subsides when treated, and typically occurs over less than a 6-week period addiction - correct answer a chronic, neurobiologic disease whose development is influenced by genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors (same as psychologic dependence) adjuvant analgesic drugs - correct answer drugs that are added for combined therapy with a primary drug and may have additive or independent analgesic properties, or both May include NSAIDs, antidepressants, antiepileptic drugs, and corticosteroids antiemetics and laxatives may also needed to prevent or relieve associated constipation, nausea, and vomiting Used in treatment of neuropathic pain: symptoms include hypersensitivity or hyperalgesia to mild stimuli such as light touch or pinprick, or the bed sheets on a person's feet (allodynia) agonist - correct answer a substance that binds to a receptor and causes a response agonists-antagonists - correct answer substances that bind to a receptor and cause a partial response that is not as strong as that caused by an agonist (also known as partial agonist) analgesic ceiling effect - correct answer occurs when a given pain drug no longer effectively controls pain despite the administration of the highest safe dosages analgesics - correct answer medications that relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness (sometimes referred to as painkillers) antagonist - correct answer a drug that binds to a receptor and prevents (blocks) a response