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jolli1 [7]
3 years ago
6

An 80-year-old male client presents to the emergency department with a fractured ankle and multiple abrasions and contusions. He

is admitted to the hospital with an order for oxycodone for pain. Oxycodone may be prescribed for a geriatric client because the drug has which characteristic?
Biology
1 answer:
Dafna1 [17]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

It has a short half-life and is less likely to accumulate, causing toxicity or overdosage.

Explanation:

<em>The complete question is as follows:</em>

<em>An 80-year-old male client presents to the emergency department with a fractured ankle and multiple abrasions and contusions. He is admitted to the hospital with an order for oxycodone for pain. Oxycodone may be prescribed for a geriatric client because the drug has which characteristic?</em>

<em></em>

<em>It has a short half-life and is less likely to accumulate, causing toxicity or overdosage. </em>

<em>It is metabolized by the liver. </em>

<em>It is excreted by the kidney. </em>

<em>It has a long half-life and will manage bone pain more effectively.</em>

  • Oxycodone is a narcotic drug that is used for treating pain that can be moderate or severe.
  • Oxycodone is an opioid, an opioid acts on the opioid receptors that can produce morphine-like effects and acts as pain relievers.
  • Since the 80-year-old client has fractured ankle along with abrasions and contusions he must be administered pain relievers and thus, an opioid has to be prescribed.
  • When opioids are prescribed, those with short half-lives are used because they are less likely to accumulate and oxycodone is one of them.
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