Peptic ulcer: A peptic ulcer is a defect in the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine, an area called the duodenum. A peptic ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer. An ulcer in the duodenum is called a duodenal ulcer.
1. Binding at receptor pain sites to decreases neuropathic pain.
2. Decreasing inflammation and irritation at the site of the nerve ending
3. Decreasing pain by inhibiting the pain impulse at the level of the axion
4. Affecting the central nervous system and altering processes affecting pain perception
Answer: 1
Neurontin is used to treat neuropathic pain, which is often the basis for phantom limb pain in amputees. Drugs to decrease inflammation are corticosteroids. Narcotics affect the CNS and the perception of pain.
A client with a below-the-knee amputation is complaining of phantom limb pain that is not responsive to administration of narcotic analgesics. The client is started on gabapentin (Neurontin). The nurse explains to the client that this medication works by:
1. Binding at receptor pain sites to decreases neuropathic pain.
2. Decreasing inflammation and irritation at the site of the nerve ending
3. Decreasing pain by inhibiting the pain impulse at the level of the axion
4. Affecting the central nervous system and altering processes affecting pain perception
Answer: 1
Neurontin is used to treat neuropathic pain, which is often the basis for phantom limb pain in amputees. Drugs to decrease inflammation are corticosteroids. Narcotics affect the CNS and the perception of pain.