A woman in active labor receives an analgesic, an opioid agonist
Which medication relieves severe, persistent, or recurrent pain; creates a sense of well-being; overcomes inhibitory fac-tors; and may even relax the cervix but should be used cautiously in women with cardiac disease? 1. Meperidine (Demerol)
2. Promethazine (Phenergan)
3. Butorphanol tartrate (Stadol)
4. Nalbuphine (Nubain)
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1. Correct. Historically, meperidine is the most commonly used opioid agonist analgesic for women in labor throughout the world. It overcomes inhibitory factors in labor and may even relax the cervix. Because tachycardia is a possible adverse reaction, meperidine is used cautiously in women with cardiac disease.
2. Incorrect. Phenergan is an ataractic (tranquilizer) that may be used to augment the desira-ble effects but few of the undesirable effects of the opioid analgesics.
3. Incorrect. Stadol is an opioid agonist-antagonist analgesic.
4. Incorrect. Nubain is an opioid agonist-antagonist analgesic.
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