Generally ineffective against acute pain, this class of drug is often used to treat Neuropathic, cancer, musculoskeletal or headache pain.

Unlike Opioids, there is less likelihood of addiction/abuse/diversion when using this class of drug

Peripheral sensitization and central sensitization occurs during this step in the pathophysiology of pain (Transduction, Transmission, Modulation, Perception)

True/False: Hospice care are only offered to patients at Long Term Care Facilities

Acute Pain management should begin (prior, during, after) surgery and continued throughout patient’s hospital stay

This group of drugs do not produce analgesic effects and are used to reverse the toxic effects of agonists and/or agonist-antagonists

In contrast to Wide dynamic range neurons, which respond to innocuous and noxious stimuli; this other second order noceptive neuron only respond to noxious stimuli

After a patient is on hospice care for 6 months, they are recertified every _______ months

Do Local anesthetic injected into the epidural space moves in a horizontal or longitudinal manner or both?