Patients Who Have a Substance Use Disorder and a Chronic

question 8

Multiple Choice

Patients who have a substance use disorder and a chronic pain disorder might not respond to prescribed medications because of

• A) familial pressure not to take prescribed medications because they may be addictive.
• B) partial tolerance to medications being prescribed.
• C) substance induced negative alterations in liver function.
• D) operant conditioning in which the individual associates the use of a given compound with intravenous administration.

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Definitions:

Aspermia

The absence of semen or inability to ejaculate semen, which can result from various medical conditions or treatments.

Anorchism

A medical condition characterized by the absence of one or both testes.

Hydrocele

An accumulation of serous fluid in a body sac, especially in the scrotal sac surrounding the testes, leading to swelling.

Testitis

Inflammation of the testes, often associated with infections, trauma, or autoimmune diseases. Incorrect term, the correct term is "orchitis."