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What is somatic pain? |
Originates from skeletal muscles, ligaments, and joints. |
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What is visceral pain? |
Originates from organs and smooth muscles. |
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What is superficial pain? |
Pain that originates from skin & mucous membranes. |
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What is deep pain? |
Pain that occurs in tissues below skin level. |
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What is an agonist? |
A substance that bind to a receptor and causes a response. |
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What are agonists-antagonists/partial agonists? |
Substances that bind to a receptor and cause a partial response that is not as strong as that caused by an agonist. |
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What are antagonists? |
Drugs that bind to a receptor and prevent (blocks) a response. |
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What are opioid-induced adverse effects on the cardiovascular system? |
Hypotension, flushing, bradycardia |
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What are the opioid-induced adverse effects on the central nervous system? |
Sedation, disorientation, euphoria, lightheadedness, dysphoria |
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What are the opioid-induced adverse effects in the gastrointestinal system? |
Nausea, vomiting, constipation, biliary tract spasm |
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What are the opioid-indiced adverse effects in the genitourinary system? |
Urinary retention |
