Choosing an analgesic Flashcards
acute pain
frequently has a known cause
has identifiable tissue damage
usually subsides as healing takes place
has a predictable endpoint
associated with anxiety – flight or fight and increase in pulse and respiratory rate
chronic pain
present in area for greater than 3 months
does not usually manifest the physiologic arousal as seen in acute pain
may exhibit reactive depression and decreased function
physiological condtiions associated with chronic pain
why?
high prevelance of psychological comorbitites among patients with chronic pain
presence of chronic pain may cause emoional distress and exacerabate premorbid psychological disorders
mood disorders anxiety disorders somatic symptoms disorders personality disorders other conditions
- unidentified can get in way of achieving management
three main minsconceptions regarding pain and analgesics
- patients who are in pain always have observable signs
- obvious pathology, test results, and the type of surgery determine the extence and the intensity of pain
3, patients should wait as long as possible before taking a pain medication. this period of abstinence will teach them to have a better tolerance for pain
three main minsconceptions regarding pain and analgesics
- patients who are in pain always have observable signs
- obvious pathology, test results, and the type of surgery determine the extence and the intensity of pain
3, patients should wait as long as possible before taking a pain medication. this period of abstinence will teach them to have a better tolerance for pain
post op pain mangament with aspirin
650 mg better than placebo or 30 mg codeine
post op pain mangament with aspirin
650 mg better than placebo or 30 mg codeine
adult ibuprofen rx
200-800 mg
q 6 hrs
no excees 3.2 g/day
downfalls of the COX -2 selective
resulted in increase in MI’s and strokes, especially with rofecoxib and valde
COX-2 on the market
celecoxib
head injuries give opoids
no
head injuries give opoids
no
combination analgesics
opiod with non opiod
amount of drug in combination analgesics determined by
amount of the non-opiod analgesic
pharmacologic control of pain can b direced at any of the three nocieptive processes
- initiation of impulses
- free nerve endings - propagation of those impulses
- like local anesthetic - perception of the painful stimuli
- like narcotics
hydrocodone associated with
vicodine
complete agonist (opiod)
oxycodone associated with
percocet
complete agonsit - opiod
NSAIDs act where
at site of the initiation of nociceptive impulses
primarily in periphery by preventing synthesis and release of inflammatory mediators
aspirin like drugs effect
acetylsalicyclic acid moiety binds irreversibly to platalet cyclooxygenases
prevents platelet production of prostaglandins and thromboxanes - which are essential for platalet aggregation
6 main indications for aspirin like drugs
- mild to moderate pain
- fever
3/ arthritis
4/ thromboemolic disorders - TIAs
- postmyocardial infarction
contraindications and side effects of aspirin like drugs
- alergic
- anti-coagulated patient
- gastric ulcers
- side effects such as
- epigastric distress
- nausea / vomit
- increased bleeding time
reyes syndrom from
aspirin given to young children resulting in encephalopathy and liver disease