Medicines Management for Nurses

at a Glance

Simon Young, Ben Pitcher

Multiple Choice: Chapter 23 Opioid analgesics

Question 1 Which of the following statements best describes the action of opioid analgesics?

A Receptor antagonism – blocking the receptors that facilitate the transmission of pain up the spinal cord
B Receptor agonism – stimulating the receptors that are normally stimulated by the body's own endorphins
C Enzyme inhibition – preventing the creation of inflammatory mediators that lead to pain
D Enzymic metabolism – actively breaking down inflammatory mediators that cause pain