Oxycodone

home alone. She is awake, alert and oriented. She reports chronic back pain that has worsened. She describes her pain as dull with a severity of 8/10. She states that her pain is worse with movements. She reports that she is on a pain regimen of oxycodone/apap 7.5 mg p.o twice daily as needed for pain,…

Dreamland, by Sam Quinones, focused on the opiate epidemic that has been flourishing within America. Similarly, the documentary, Heroin Cape Cod, USA focused on the widespread abuse of Vicodin, Percocet, and Oxycodone that has led the U.S. into the rise of an opiate addiction today. Both of these sources not only focused on the operations behind the administration of opiates like heroin, but also the factors driving the epidemic in the U.S. A driving factor of the opiate epidemic both…

10 Thesis / Research Question: Are opioids a beneficial treatment option for cancer patients? I. Introduction: Interesting opening remarks to grab the reader?s attention: quote, short story, startling statistics Thesis: What question are you exploring in this paper and why is it important to research? What is the answer to your thesis question (Are opioids a beneficial treatment option for cancer patients?)? II. Uses of opioids in cancer treatment What opioids are commonly used for cancer…

Addiction to pain killers: Opioids The word addiction, according to the Merriam – Webster dictionary means, a strong and harmful need to regularly have or do something. For example, taking drugs, gambling, alcohol, sex and more. This specific essay gives information about being addicted to pain killers (opioids). Chronic pain is a major issue and one third of Americans suffer from it, that is thirty percent of the world’s population (Angres et al., 2015). Addiction to pain killers caused by the…

Annie, age 16, was brought to the ED after collapsing at home and was nonresponsive with a palpable blood pressure. (This case is a composite based on our experience.) Admission laboratory work showed severe hepatic damage. Annie was being evaluated for liver transplantation when she went into cardiac arrest and died. A drug screen, received postmortem, showed lethal levels of carbamazepine…

for opioids overdose, a rescue medication for opioids overdose is recommended; LS needs optimal pain medications to control her symptom. Drug therapy problem - compliance: noncompliance - LS is not compliance with taking her MS Contin tablet and oxycodone IR tablet. Rationale: Based on the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, the goal of treating chronic low back pain is to control the pain level at a tolerable range, minimizing the opioid use, avoiding opioid overdose.…

pain medicine, and is sometimes called a narcotic. It is used to treat moderate to severe pain that is expected to last for a long time, such as pain from injuries, arthritis, and cancer.. OxyContin is the brand name for the time release formula of oxycodone hydrochloride. Depending on the dosage, OxyContin provides up to twelve hours of relief from chronic pain. It works by changing the way the brain and the nervous system respond to pain. It is produced and distributed by Purdue Pharma L.P.,…

Over the past decade, the number of prescription drug issues has dramatically risen. Prescription opiates are being widely abused often leading to an addiction or becoming a gateway to harder, more dangerous substances. Unfortunately, more often than not, doctors are unknowingly enabling drug abusers and addicts instead of helping to aid them. Prescription opiates are often addictive but seem to be the only choice at the time when a patient is in pain. We need to continue research of…

Hardy Angeles NURS301 Prof. Sparatella 30 Sept 2017 Identifying Patterns of Illness and Wellness It is crucial for the nurse to identify all of the patient’s illness patterns and health promotion patterns in order to provide the best quality of care for the patient. The identification of the patient’s illness and health promotions patterns will help the nurse to develop nursing diagnoses and prioritize them based on her/his nursing judgment and critical thinking. I was able to collect some…

These drugs block the feeling of pain and should only used under a doctor’s direct care. Some of these drugs include Codeine Fentanyl (Duragesic), Hydrocodone ( Vicodin), Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), Meperidine (Demerol), Morphine (MS Contin), Oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percocet, Percodan), and Tramadol (Ultram). These drugs are also addictive and some are illegal. Narcotics cause a person to have a sense of well-being. However, it can cause the user to be sleepy, lethargic, nauseous, have stomach…