A woman in active labor receives an analgesic,an opioid agonist. Which medication relieves severe,persistent,or recurrent pain;creates a sense of well-being;overcomes inhibitory factors;and may even relax the cervix but should be used cautiously in women with cardiac disease?

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Meperidine is the most commonly used opioid agonist analgesic for women in labor throughout the world. It overcomes inhibitory factors in labor and may even relax the cervix. Because tachycardia is a possible adverse reaction,meperidine is used cautiously in women with cardiac disease. Phenergan is an ataractic (tranquilizer) that may be used to augment the desirable effects of the opioid analgesics but has few of the undesirable effects of those drugs. Stadol and Nubain are opioid agonist-antagonist analgesics.

A Woman in Active Labor Receives an Analgesic,an Opioid Agonist