Applied Pharm - Analgesics

Question 1

What is acute/nociceptive pain?

Answer 1

Short term, identifiable source

Question 2

What is chronic/neuropathic pain?

Answer 2

Persistent pain that has outlived purpose

Question 3

Define allodonia

Answer 3

Pain from stimulus that shouldn’t cause pain

Question 4

Define Parasthesis

Answer 4

Painful feelings with no obvious stimulus

Question 5

Where do opioids act?

Answer 5

Spinal cord & CNS

Question 6

Name 5 side effects of opiods

Answer 6

N & V, constipation, respiratory depression, hypotension, dependency

Question 7

What is used to treat heroin overdose? 2

Answer 7

Naloxone

Naltrexone

Question 8

When would SNRIs be used as analgesia?

Answer 8

Neuropathic pain

Question 9

Name 2 SNRIs used for analgesia

Answer 9

Venlafaxine

Duloxetine

Question 10

What are the contraindications for anti-depressants as analgesia? 4

Answer 10

Epilepsy
Cardiac disease
Diabetes
Pregnancy/Breastfeeding

Question 11

Name an anti-epileptic

Answer 11

Carbamazepine

Question 12

Side effects of carbamazepine? 5

Answer 12

Dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue, nausea, skin reactions

Question 13

What is gabapentin prescribed for? 3

Answer 13

Complex regional pain, sciatic pain, neuropathy