Your 82-year-old patient has just been discharged from the hospital with a prescription for oxycodone.About what potential side effects of opioids should you advise her?
1)Respiratory depression
2)Nausea and vomiting
3)Constipation
4)Uncontrollable coughing

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The µ-receptor is responsible for the analgesic effects in the central nervous system and spinal cord.It also accounts for respiratory depression,constipation,nausea and vomiting (from the chemotactic trigger zone receptors),and antitussive effects.

Your 82-Year-Old Patient Has Just Been Discharged from the Hospital