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| pain that has a sudden onset, an identifiable cause, and a limited duration; triggers physiologic changes; and improves w/ time even when it is not treated |
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| psychologic need or craving for the high feeling that results from using opioids when pain is not present |
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| drugs that provide pain relief by either changing the perception of pain or reducing its source |
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| drugs used to treat allergies and allergic rxns |
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| Benzodiazepine receptor agonists |
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| drugs that depress the CNS and induce sleep by binding with gamma-aminobutyric acid GABA receptors |
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| a class of pyschotropic drugs with hypnotic and sedative effects, used mainly as a tranquilizers to control symptoms of anxiety or stress and as sleeping aids for insomnia |
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| pain that has a long duration, may not have an identifiable cause, doesn't trigger physiologic changes, and persists or increases with time |
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| drug containing ingredients known to be addictive that is regulated by the Federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970 |
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| physical changes in autonomic nervous system function that can occur when opioids are used long term |
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| inability to go to sleep or to remain asleep throughout the night |
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| sleeep problem w/ sudden uncontrollable urges to sleep, causing the person to fall asleep at unappropriate times |
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| free sensory nerve endings that , when activated, trigger a message sent to the brain that allows the perception of pain |
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| drug that reduces a person's perception of pain; it's not similar to opium and has little potential for psychologic or physical dependence |
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| drug containing any ingredient derived from the poppy plant that changes a person's perception of pain and has a potential for psychologic or physical dependence |
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| an unpleasant and emotional experience associated w/ acute or potential tissue damage; pain is whatever the patient says it is and exists whenever a patient says it does |
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| smallest amount of tissue damage that must be present before a person is even aware that he or she is having pain |
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person's ability to endure or "stand"
pain intensity |
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| drugs that promote sleep by targeting signals in the brain to produce calm and ease agitation |
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| a natural and necessary periodic state of rest for the mind and body, in which consciousness is partly or completely lost, eyes close, metabolism slows, body movements decrease and responsiveness to external stimuli declines |
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| a shortage of quality, undistorted sleep w/ detrimental effects on physical and mental well-being; also known as sleep debt |
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| adjustment of the body to long-term opioid use that increases the rate that a drug is elminated and reduces the main effects (pain relief) and side effects of the drug. More drug is needed to achieve the same degree of pain relief. |
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| Autonomic nervous system symptoms occuring when long-term opioid therapy is stopped suddenly after a physical dependence is present. |
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| What are the symptoms of withdrawal? |
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| nausea, vomit, abdominal cramping, sweating, delirium, and seizures |
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| any of a group of natural substances, as the endorphins, produced by the body in increased amounts in response to stress and pain. |
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