The nurse is reviewing medications prescribed for a patient experiencing pain. Which medications should the nurse realize are being used as adjuvant agents for this patient's pain? (Select all that apply.)
a. Steroids
b. Antibiotics
c. Cox 2 inhibitors
d. Anticonvulsants
e. Benzodiazepines
f. Tricyclic antidepressants
ANS: A, D, E, F
Steroids reduce inflammation. Tricyclic antidepressants help treat neuropathic pain. Benzodiazepines help relieve anxiety and muscle spasms. Anticonvulsants are used to relieve sharp or cutting pain related to peripheral nerve syndromes. B. Antibiotics treat infection, not pain. C. Cox 2 inhibitors are NSAIDs, not adjuvants.
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