Chapter 5 Flashcards
Means by which body is made urgently aware of the presence of tissue damage
Sensation of pain
Protective reflex for self preservation
Pain
The physical component of pain
Perception
The psychological component of pain
Reaction
Where does pain go?
Cortex (brain)
Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage
IASP definition of pain
pain where the injury is
Nociceptive
Feeling pain in normal structures
Nociceptive
Is the site of pain always the source of pain?
NO
Classification of analgesic agents
Nonopiods, nonnarcotics
Opioids, narcotics
Salicylates, aspirin, nonaspirinxsalicylates
Nonopioids or nonnarcotics
Nonopioid analgesics act primarily at peripheral nerve endings, although their antipyretic effect is mediated centrally. Opioids act primarily in the central nervous system
Site of action
Nonopioid analgesics inhibit prostaglandin synthesis. Opioids affect the response to pain by depressing the CNS
Mechanism of action
Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) is broken down into
Acetic acid (HA) + salicylic acid (SA)
Acetylsalicylic acids mechanism of action
Inhibit prostaglandin synthesis, enzyme cycle-oxygenase (COX 1 and ll)
Sensitize pain receptors, lower pain threshold to painful stimuli, cause inflammation and fever, affect vascular tone and permeability
Prostaglandins
Where is acetylsalicylic acid absorbed?
Stomach and small intestine
With the addition of a buffer the half life of unhydrilyzed aspirin is
About 15 minutes
The half life of hydrolyzed aspirin is what?
Dose dependent
Half life of small doses of acetylsalicylic acid
2-3 hours
Half life of high doses of acetylsalicylic acid
15-30 hours
What has zero order kinetics
Acetylsalicylic acid
A constant amount rather than a constant percentage of the drug is metabolized per hour
Zero order kinetics
Addition of a buffer in aspirin facilitates what
Dispersing, dissolving, and absorption of the aspirin
Aspirin is poorly bound to what?
Plasma proteins
Pharmacologic effects of acetylsalicylic acid
Analgesic effect Antipyretic effect Anti inflammatory effect Uricosuric effect Antiplatelet effect
What is aspirins analgesic effect
Mild to moderate pain such as arthritis, headache, and toothache
The ability of aspirin to reduce fever (antipyretic) results from
Inhibition of prostaglandin syntheses in the hypothalamus
Aspirins antiinflammatory effect is derived from what
It’s ability to inhibit prostaglandin synthesis (COX l and ll). While prostaglandins are potent vasodilation agents, inhibition if prostaglandins causes decreased erythema and swelling of the inflamed area
Large doses of aspirin have a uricosuric effect which means
It can increase the elimination of uric acid
Aspirin irreversibly binds to
Platelets
Inhibits aggregation
Prostacyclin
Stimulates aggregation
Thromboxane A2
Acetylsalicylic acid adverse reactions
GI effects Bleeding Reye’s syndrome Hepatic and renal effects Pregnancy and nursing considerations Hypersensitivity (allergy)
What is aspirins most frequent side effect?
GI Tract (dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting, gastric bleeding)
At usual therapeutic doses, aspirin irreversibly interferes with clotting mechanism by
Reducing platelet adhesiveness. Bleeding time is prolonged and each platelet is affected until new platelets are formed in 4-7 days
What is Reye’s syndrome associated with
Hepatotoxicity
Acetylsalicylic acid toxicity
Salicylism, tinnitus, headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, dimness of vision, hyperventilation , respiratory alkalosis, death
Tinnitus
Ringing in ear