TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Opioids A1 - Badri, Sami A1 - Desai, Mehul A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2014 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam AB - Opioids are a class of endogenous, naturally occurring, and synthetic compounds that primarily provide analgesia. The effects of opioids are generated at an array of receptors found in peripheral, spinal cord, and brain tissues. Individual opioid receptors may be responsible for analgesia, muscle rigidity, depressed respiratory drive, bradycardia, hypotension, constipation, urinary retention, nausea, and sedation, to name several important clinical effects. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102566983 ER -