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Analgesia
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1The WHO Analgesic ladder (least potent at top):
[blank_start]Paracetamol[blank_end]
[blank_start]NSAID[blank_end]
[blank_start]Weak Opioid[blank_end]
[blank_start]Strong Opioid[blank_end]- AParacetamol
- BNSAID
- CWeak Opioid
- DStrong Opioid
2Therefore, order the following drugs based on the analgesic ladder, with least potent at the top.
[blank_start]Paracetamol[blank_end]
[blank_start]Ibuprofen[blank_end]
[blank_start]Codeine[blank_end]
[blank_start]Morphine[blank_end]- AParacetamol
- BIbuprofen
- CCodeine
- DMorphine
3Therefore, order the following drugs based on the analgesic ladder, with least potent at the top.
[blank_start]Paracetamol[blank_end]
[blank_start]Indomethacin[blank_end]
[blank_start]Tramadol[blank_end]
[blank_start]Oxycodone[blank_end]- AParacetamol
- BIndomethacin
- CTramadol
- DOxycodone
4Opioids provide analgesia via inhibition of voltage gated [blank_start]Calcium[blank_end] channels and promotion of [blank_start]Potassium[blank_end] channel opening (to suppress excitation of projection neurons)
- ACalcium
- BPotassium
- CSodium
- DPotassium
- EChlorine
- FCalcium
- GSodium
5Opioid receptors are distributed throughout the nervous system and are traditionally arranged into three classes. Which class is responsible for most of the analgesic action of opioids?
- Aμ (mu)
- Bδ (delta)
- Cκ (kappa)
6Tramadol is a weak [blank_start]μ[blank_end] receptor agonist
- Aμ
- Bκ
- Cδ
7Epileptic patients should not be given which of the following analgesics?
- ATramadol
- BMethadone
- CMorphine
- DCodeine
8Which analgesic is given to aid withdrawal symptoms from strong opioids such as heroin?
[blank_start]Methadone[blank_end]- AMethadone
9Patients who experience an overdose of a strong opioid can be reversed using a short acting μ-receptor antagonist called [blank_start]Naloxone[blank_end]
- ANaloxone
10The therapeutic benefit of NSAIDs largely comes via inhibition of which COX receptor?
- ACOX1 Receptor
- BCOX2 Receptor
11Which of the following drugs would provide the highest level of analgesia in a patient experiencing neuropathic pain?
- AGabapentin
- BIbuprofen
- CIndomethacin
- DParacetamol
- ECodeine
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- Analgesia lecture given by John Peters in Week 5. Lots of information but have only taken what are in my view the main learning points.
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- Matthew Coulson
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