Chapter 24 : Anti-inflammatories Flashcards
What is the function is anti-inflammatory?
Treat with inflammation
Inflammation is a what?
Symptom
- not a problem
Cause needs to be identified and treated
Cardinal signs of inflammation? (5)
Redness
Swelling
Heat
Pain
Loss of function
Sometimes you don’t wanna treat a fever why?
Because it’s the way the body is trying to fight an infection
Depends on the situation
Don’t usually treat unless it’s over 100
What is the COX, cycloozygnase enzyme 1 and 2?
1 : protects stomach lining and regulates blood platelets
2 : triggers inflammation and pain
There is a group of anti-inflammatory medication that is COX-2 inhibitor, which does what?
Stops the cox-2 trigger that inflammation causes
However most NSAIDS, effect both cox enzymes, which is why a side effect of all NSAIDs is?
GI bleeding & ulcers
Because it’s stopping that protecting of stomach lining and regulates blood platelets from cox 1
Usually older people benefits from cox-2 inhibitors why?
Because they are weaker
What are the 5 anti-inflammatory drug groups?
NSAIDS
CORTICOSTEROIDS
DISEASE-MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUGS
Immunodulators
ANTIGOUT DRUGS
NSAIDS
What is the action of NSAIDS?
So when we are in pain, prostaglandins are produced
So NSAIDS stop prostaglandins being produced and relive the pain
NSAIDS also inhibit platelet aggregation, meaning what?
Increase risk of bleeding, mainly GI bleeding
NSAIDS suppress your immune system? Yes or no?
No
If someone is allergic to one NSAID, at time they can what?
Take an NSAID different class
First generation NSAID
Salicylates
What medication?
Aspirin ( acetylsalicylic acid ) ASA
What is the 3 action of aspirin?
Anti inflammatory
Anti platelets
Anti pyretic effects
Is ASPRIN highly protein bound?
Yes
Caution with aspirin??
Do not take with other NSAIDS!!
Why do we not give aspirin to children with flu or virus symptoms?
Because it can lead to reye syndrome
Why do we not give aspirin to last trimester pregnancy in woman?
Because of the bleeding, the post partum hemorrhage
It’s not gonna cause birth effects, baby is already developed
However labor is still needed, so bleeding will be a lot
What is a toxic serum salicylate level?
Greater than 300MCG/ML
What are the 4 toxic serum salicylate level side effects?
Tinnitus
Dizziness
Headache
Excessive sweating
Every single class have you talked about digoxin, oral anti fungal, warfain
These drugs interact with a lot of other drugs, protein bound!!!
So we need to what?
Watch out for toxic levels
You’re more likely to be allergic to aspirin when you have what?
Nasal polyps
Asthma
Salicylates drug interactions
Increase bleeding with __
Risk for ____ with antidiabetics
Increase ____with glucocorticoids
Decrease effects of (2)
Should not be used with other NSAJD why?
Anticoagulants & NSAIDS
hypoglycemic
Gastric ulcer
Ace inhibitors/loop diuretic
Because it decreases effectiveness
Usually we want patients to avoid these foods because they contain salicylates?
Prunes
Raisins
Licorice
Certain spices such as curry & paprika
What are your 5 adverse side effects of salicylates, aspirin?
GI distress
Ulceration
Tinnitus
Hearing loss
Reye syndrome
Clinical judgment : salicylates
Concept
- inflammation
Recognize cues
- determine patients medical history
- obtain a drug history
Analyze cues & priortize hypothesis
- acute pain, injury, nausea
Generate solutions
- the patient swelling and redness will be reduced within 1 week