RT Book, Section
A1 Badri, Sami
A1 Desai, Mehul
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1102566983
T1 Opioids
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071821377
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102566983
RD 2024/04/24
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.