[5] MIDTERM | ANALGESICS & ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS Flashcards
Are a class of medications designed specifically to relive pain
Analgesics
ANALGESICS
This includes ____ analgesics or by prescription when combined with another drug, and ____, which are only available by prescription
This includes over the counter (OTC) analgesics or by prescription when combined with another drug, and opiods (narcotics), which are only available by prescription
1-3 Mild Pain: ____
4-7 Moderate Pain: ____
8-10: ____
1-3 Mild Pain: Acetaminophen or Paracetamol
4-7 Moderate Pain: NSAIDs
8-10: Morphine or Tramadol
NSAIDS
N - ____ (for bones; arthritis)
S - ____ (e.g. Aspirin)
A - ____ (e.g. Paracetamol)
I - ____ (e.g. Alaxan FR) / ____ (for PDA)
D - ____ (e.g. Mefenamic Acid)
NSAIDS
N - Naproxen Sodium (for bones; arthritis)
S - Salicylates (e.g. Aspirin)
A - Acetaminophen (e.g. Paracetamol)
I - Ibuprofen (e.g. Alaxan FR) / Indomethacin (for PDA)
D - Diclofenac (e.g. Mefenamic Acid)
OPIODS, MORPHINE SOLUTION, TRAMADOL: WOF ____ AND ____
OPIODS, MORPHINE SOLUTION, TRAMADOL: WOF CNS AND RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION
- Response to tissue injury and infection
- Protective mechanism
- Other causes: trauma, surgical
- interventions, extreme hot and cold, and caustic chemical agents.
Inflammation
INFLAMMATION
TISSUE INJURY -> ____ & ____
TISSUE INJURY -> VASOCONSTRICTION & RELEASE OF CHEMICAL MEDIATORS
INFLAMMATION
EXAMPLES OF CHEMICAL MEDIATORS
HISTAMINE, KININS, PROSTAGLANDIN
INFLAMMATION
RELEASE OF CHEMICAL MEDIATORS
1. ____ -> Redness, Erythema
2. ____ -> Swelling Edema
3. ____ - Pain
4. ____ - Heat
RELEASE OF CHEMICAL MEDIATORS
1. VASODILATION -> Redness, Erythema
2. INC. CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY -> Swelling Edema
3. PAIN - Pain
4. FEVER - Heat
INFLAMMATION
ERYTHEMA, SWELLING EDEMA, PAIN, AND HEAT -> ____
ERYTHEMA, SWELLING EDEMA, PAIN, AND HEAT -> LOSS OF FUNCTION
Enzyme responsible for
conversion of arachidonic acid
into prostaglandins
CYCLOOXYGENASE (COX)
- Protects stomach lining
- Regulates blood platelets
COX-1
- Triggers inflammation and pain
COX-2
- Relieve pain (analgesic)
- Reduce elevated body temperature (antipyretic)
- Inhibit platelet aggregation (anticoagulant)
- Prostaglandin Inhibitors
- NSAIDs
ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENTS
SEVEN GROUPS OF NSAIDs
- Salicylates
- Para-Chlorobenzoic Acid derivatives or indoles
- Phenylacetic Acids
- Propionic Acid derivatives
- Fenamates
- Oxicams
- Selective Cox-2 inhibitors
Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)
SALICYLATES
SALICYLATES
Functions:
* A____
* A____
* A____
Therapeutic serum salicylate level: ____ mg/dl
Toxic serum salicylate level: ____ mg/dl
Functions:
* Anti-inflammatory
* Antiplatelet
* Antipyretic effects
Therapeutic serum salicylate leve0: 10–30 mg/dl
Toxic serum salicylate level: >40–50 mg/dl
ANTICOAGULANTS SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN DURING ____
ANTICOAGULANTS SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN DURING BLEEDING
SALICYLATES
Drug Interactions:
* A____
* G____
* O_____
Hypersensitivity to salicylate products: ____, vertigo, _____
Drug Interactions:
* anticoagulants
* glucocorticoids
* oral hypoglycemic
Hypersensitivity to salicylate products: tinnitus, vertigo, bronchospasm
SALICYLATES
GI UPSET
* Should be taken with ____, WATER OR FOOD
REYE SYNDROME
* Not be taken by children with ____ symptoms
C/I: ____
GI UPSET
* Should be taken with MILK, WATER OR FOOD
REYE SYNDROME
* Not be taken by children with flu symptoms
C/I: PREGNANCY