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The mu receptor agonists
The mu receptor agonists
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Order Number |
542343092 |
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Type of Project |
ESSAY |
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Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
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Format |
APA |
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Academic Sources |
10 |
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Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
Instructions/Descriptions
The mu receptor agonists
Review the therapeutic and adverse effects of opioids in one of the pharmacology texts listed in the References on p. 333, then complete Table 18.2 below by:
- Inserting the correct words in the blank spaces in columns 1 and 2 (Hint: Pain relief and sedation, respiratory depression, cough suppression, nausea and vomiting, miosis, hypotension and bradycardia)
- Identifying the effects that are therapeutic and those that are
Central agonist effects of stimulating opioid receptors (mu)
Complete Table 18.3 below by:
- Stating the effects on the patient of activating mu receptors outside the central nervous (Hint: urine retention, bronchospasm, flushing and hypotension, constipation)
- Identifying the effects that are therapeutic and those that are
| Patient’s experience | Action of opiate | Therapeutic or adverse effect |
| Increases smooth muscle tone in gut and decreases peristalsis | ||
| Increases smooth muscle tone of the detrusor muscle of the bladder | ||
| Stimulates the release of histamine from mast cells, which causes contraction of smooth muscles of bronchioles; flushing and hypotension |
24 Medication routes in palliative care
Review the routes of medication administration listed in Table 18.4.
Suggest what problems may arise with individual administration routes for palliative care patients and outline any pharmacokinetic considerations. What would be the first- choice route at the end of life? Complete the second and third columns below.
The mu receptor agonists
