01
Choose one
1 point
For a common pain condition, which approach best reflects the general principles for deciding whether to use an opioid?
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2 Opioid Analgesics Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
02
True or false
1 point
True or false: If a patient previously tolerated an opioid dose, that dose is guaranteed to remain safe after their medicines or health status change.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Written response
1 point
When starting opioid therapy, which formulation category is generally preferred over extended-release or long-acting products?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
One common opioid effect that can make bowel movements difficult is .
05
Choose one
1 point
Why is it concerning when a patient taking an opioid also uses alcohol and a sedative medication?
- A
The substances can add to sedation and dangerously slowed breathing, increasing overdose risk.
- B
The combination prevents opioid-related adverse effects.
- C
Alcohol makes the opioid dose more predictable.
- D
The combination eliminates the need to review medicines with a clinician or pharmacist.
06
Choose all
1 point
Which effects may occur with opioid analgesics? Select all that apply.
- A
Drowsiness or impaired judgment
- B
Nausea
- C
Slowed breathing at excessive doses or in dangerous combinations
- D
Improved alertness
07
True or false
1 point
True or false: A patient who has taken an opioid regularly for an extended period should generally stop it abruptly once the clinician decides that its risks outweigh its benefits.
- A
True
- B
False
08
Fill in the blank
1 point
Opioids may cause , which can make decision-making less reliable.
09
Written response
1 point
A clinician is choosing a formulation for a patient who is starting opioid therapy. Which formulation category is generally preferred?
10
Choose one
1 point
A patient's pain score has improved while taking an opioid, but drowsiness prevents usual activities. What should monitoring focus on?
- A
Whether the pain score has decreased, without considering anything else.
- B
Whether pain relief and function improve, alongside adverse effects and safety risks.
- C
Whether the patient has used the entire prescription.
- D
Whether the patient can tolerate a higher dose.
11
Choose all
1 point
Which actions may be part of monitoring during opioid therapy? Select all that apply.
- A
Reassess pain, function, and adverse effects after starting or changing treatment.
- B
Review the patient's medicines and relevant overdose risks.
- C
Consider prescription-monitoring information as appropriate.
- D
Discuss overdose prevention and whether naloxone is appropriate.
- E
Assume a previously tolerated dose is always safe after a medication or health-status change.
12
Choose one
1 point
When an opioid is prescribed for acute pain, which approach best guides the quantity prescribed?
- A
Give every patient with the same diagnosis the same course length.
- B
Continue prescribing until the patient reports no pain.
- C
Limit the quantity to the period of pain likely to require an opioid.
- D
Prescribe a long course to avoid needing to reassess the patient's pain.
13
Written response
1 point
Which medication should a bystander give, if available, when an opioid overdose is suspected?
14
Choose one
1 point
A person taking an opioid is difficult to wake and has slow, shallow breathing. What should a bystander do?
- A
Let the person sleep and check on them later.
- B
Give naloxone if available, call 911 immediately, and stay with the person while help is coming.
- C
Give the person another opioid dose.
- D
Offer alcohol or a sedative to calm the person.
15
Open ended
1 point
A patient has taken an opioid regularly for an extended period, and the clinician decides that the risks now outweigh the benefits. Describe a generally safer approach to changing the treatment and explain why abrupt discontinuation is usually avoided.
16
Choose one
1 point
For many common pain conditions, which approach best reflects the role of opioid analgesics?
- A
Use an opioid as the default treatment whenever pain is present.
- B
Prefer an appropriate nonopioid or nonpharmacologic treatment, or use one alongside an opioid when appropriate.
- C
Avoid nonopioid treatments once an opioid is being considered.
- D
Choose an opioid without considering individual risks if the pain is acute.
17
Choose one
1 point
A clinician determines that an opioid is appropriate for a patient's acute pain. Which initial approach best reflects safe prescribing principles?
- A
Use an immediate-release opioid at the lowest effective dose.
- B
Start with an extended-release opioid to reduce how often doses are needed.
- C
Increase the dose on a fixed schedule until pain is absent.
- D
Select the formulation based only on how long the patient wants to take it.
18
Written response
1 point
Which bowel-related adverse effect is common with opioid analgesics?
19
Choose one
1 point
When an opioid is prescribed for acute pain, how should the clinician decide how much medication to prescribe?
- A
Prescribe the same number of days for everyone with the same diagnosis.
- B
Prescribe enough to continue until the patient reports no pain at all.
- C
Limit the quantity to the expected period of pain likely to require an opioid.
- D
Provide an extended course in case the pain returns later.
20
True or false
1 point
A previously tolerated opioid dose is always safe, even after the patient's medicines or health status change.
- A
True
- B
False
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