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A patient is given an analgesic medication. What is the expected response?

ADecreased anxiety
BDecreased seizure activity
CDecreased tremors
DDecreased pain

Verified Answer :

I actually asked my Mother, a nurse of 17 years , the answer is D .

Answer:

The answer is D. Decreased pain

Explanation:

Analgesics are medications that are used in the world for pain relief. Different types of analgesics can be found according to their mechanism of action and the type of pain that the patient presents. The lowest analgesics are paracetamol, being among them, like acetaminophen, being its most common use in pediatrics, for acute fevers. Another line of analgesics are antispasmodics, which are used for pain that occur in the viceras (renal colic, menstrual colic, among others), such as Hyoscine. On a third level is nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as naproxen.