Exam 2 Flashcards
What is transduction?
Nerve/electrical impulses/signals start at the nerve endings. Damaged or not
What is transmission?
Travel of nerve/electrical impulses to the nerve body connecting to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord.
Where do peripheral nerve blocks work?
At the dorsal horn
What is modulation?
Process of altering (inhibitory/excitatory) pain transmission mechanisms at the dorsal horn to the PNS and CNS.
What are the locations of nociceptors?
Skin, muscles, joint, viscera, vascular
Describe unmyelinated & myelinated fibers?
- Unmyelinated; C-fibers, burning pain from heat & pressure, travel at <2m/s.
- Myelinated: Aβ & Aδ fibers, conduct heat, mechanical, chemical pain signals. Aδ fibers conduct fast heat pain. Travels >2m/s
What are the first chemical pain mediators?
Peptides: (Substance P, Calcitonin, Bradykinin, CGRP)
List chemical mediator groups?
Peptides, Eicosanoids, Lipids, Neutrophins, Cytokines, Chemokines, Extracellular proteases & protons
List all Lipid chemical mediators?
- Prostaglandins
- Thromboxanes
- Leukotrienes
- Endocannabinoids
List all receptors & Ion channels?
Dorsal Root Ganglion & Peripheral Terminals, Purinergic, Metabotropic, Glutamatergic, Tachykinin, TRPV I, Neurotrophic, Ion channels
Describe Hyperalgesia & Allodynia?
- Hyperalgesia: Increased pain sensations to normally painful stimuli.
- Allodynia: Perception of pain sensations in response to normally non-painful stimuli.
What is primary hyperalgesia & its 4 categories?
- Pain at the original site of injury from heat and mechanical injury.
- Decreased pain threshold, Increased response to suprathreshold stimuli, Spontaneous pain, Expansion of receptive field
What is Secondary Hyperalgesia?
Uninjured skin surrounding the injury (only from mechanical stimuli like pressure, inflammation). Sensitization of central neuronal circuits
Which Lamina do opioids work on?
Lamina II (substantia gelatinosa), on the afferent C-fibers
Which Laminae send innervating muscles & visceral pain?
Laminae I, IV, VII, & ventral horn
Which Lamia send substance P?
Laminae III & IV
Which Laminae are targeted for spinals & epidurals?
Laminae III & IV
Which laminae contains NKI receptors?
Laminae III & IV
Explain the Gate control theory of pain?
The gate is open & Aδ (small diameter, myelinated) & C fibers (unmyelinated) send pain signals. Then Aβ fibers (large diameter, myelinated: faster) deliver information about pressure and touch (rubbing) overriding Aδ signals.
What do the Periaqueductal gray -rostral ventromedial medulla (PAG-RVM) system do?
Depress or facilitate the integration of pain info in the spinal dorsal horn towards limbic cortex & thalamus.
List all Neuromodulators & which one is used by ketamine?
- Substance P,
- Glutamate
- CGRP
- NMDA (ketamine)
- AMPA
- BDNF
- Cytokines
Injured tissues release what?
Nociceptors (Substance P & Glutamate)
Damaged cells, mast cells, and platelets release what mediators?
Bradykinin, Histamine, Prostaglandins, Serotonin, Hydrogen ion, Lactic acid
List all excitatory & inhibitory spinal modulators?
- Excitatory: Glutamate, Calcitonin, Neuropeptide Y, Aspartate, Substance P.
- Inhibitory: GABA, Glycine, Enkephalins, Norepinephrine, Dopamine
List the 4 ascending pathways of nociceptive information?
- Spinothalamic
- Spinomedullary
- Spinobulbar
- Spinohypothalamic
What is send thru the Spinothalamic pathway & which laminae are used?
Pain, temperature, and itch (Laminae I, VII, & VIII: All afferent fibers)
What is send thru the Spinobulbar pathway & which laminae are used?
Behavior toward pain (Laminae I, V, VII)
What is send thru the Spinohypothalamic pathway & which laminae are used?
Autonomic, neuroendocrine, and emotional aspects of pain (Laminae I, V, VII, & X)
What are the 6 Supra-spinal modulation of nociception areas?
Forebrain S1 & S2, Anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), Insular cortex (IC), ACC and IC, Prefrontal cortex, Thalamus, Cerebellum
What does the forebrain process?
Location & intensity of pain
What does the Insular cortex (IC) process?
Emotional & motivational aspects
Where do descending inhibitory tracts originate & its pathway?
Periaqueductal gray through the rostal ventromedial medulla (RVM) –> dorsolateral funiculus –> synapse in dorsal horn
What are the descending inhibitory neurotransmitters?
Endorphins, enkephalins, serotonin
What fibers & how are they affected during descending inhibition?
Hyperpolarize Aδ & C fibers, Decrease release of substance P. Opening of K+ channels/inhibition of Ca2+ channels.
What are the 2 Descending pathways of pain modulation?
Descending Inhibition Pathway (DI) & Descending Facilitation Pathway (DF)
What receptors are used by the PAG-RVM systems?
µ, κ, δ opioid receptors
Where does the pain impulse originate if it is pertaining to the descending inhibitory tract?
PAG-RVM
What is the Primary Objective for pain?
Tissue healing without repeated injury.
What are the time frames for Acute & Chronic pain?
- Acute: days to weeks after injury.
- Chronic: >3-6 months, persists beyond tissue healing
What is Neuropathic pain, who is at increased risk & what is the treatment?
Persists after the tissue has healed ➔ allodynia and hyperalgesia Increased risk: Cancer patients d/t chemo and radiation therapy Treatment: symptomatic (opioids gabapentin, amitryptiline, cannabis)
Describe Visceral pain & its causes?
Diffuse & poorly localized (referred to somatic sites: muscle & skin) –> CT scan. Causes: ischemia, stretching of ligamentous attachments, spasms, distention.
What is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome & examples?
- A variety of painful conditions following injury in a region with impairment of sensory, motor, and autonomic systems.
- Examples: Spontaneous pain, allodynia, hyperalgesia, edema, autonomic abnormalities, active and passive movement disorders, and trophic changes of skin & SQ tissues.
Describe pain in Neonate and Infant?
Pain perception starts at 23 weeks of gestation. Lower pain threshold & exaggerated pain responses.
Describe the cardiovascular response to pain?
Prominent: Hypertension, Tachycardia, Myocardial irritability, ↑ SVR, Compromised LV –> decreased CO, Myocardial ischemia
Describe the Pulmonary Response to pain?
↑ total body O2 consumption/CO2 production, ↑ Vm and work of breathing, Splinting, Decreased movement of chest wall, Atelectasis, Intrapulmonary shunting (VQ mismatch). Impaired coughing
Describe the GI/GU response to pain?
Enhanced sympathetic tone:↑ sphincter tone, and ↓ motility –> Ileus & Urinary retention. Hypersecretion of stomach acid –> Stress ulceration, Aspiration & Increased gastric contents. N/V & Abdominal distention
Describe the endocrine response to pain?
↑ catabolic hormones: Catecholamines, Cortisol & Glucagon.
↓ anabolic hormones: Insulin & Testosterone.
Effects: Negative nitrogen balance, Carbohydrate intolerance & Increases renin, aldosterone, angiotensin
Describe the Hematologic response to pain?
Stress related –> Plt adhesiveness, reduced fibrinolysis & hypercoagulability
Describe the emotional & immune responses to pain?
- Emotional: Anxiety, sleep disturbances, depression.
- Immune: Stress related Leukocytosis & depressed Reticuloendothelial system –> increased infection
What medication classes work @ perception & what is the MOA?
- Meds: Opioids, alpha 2-agonists, general anesthetics.
- MOA: activate descending inhibitory pain pathways & memory.
What medication classes work @ Modulation & what is the MOA?
- Meds: Local anesthetics, opioids, ketamine, & alpha 2-agonists.
- MOA: modulation of afferent signals in the dorsal horn of spinal cord & production of reflex reaction.
What medication classes work @ Transmission & what is the MOA?
Local anesthetics & transmission of action potentials via Aδ & C fibers
What medication classes work @ Transduction & what is the MOA?
- Meds: Local anesthetics, NSAIDs.
- MOA: transduction of mechanical, chemical & thermal stimuli into an action potential.
Delineate the pathway of pain signals?
Stimuli –> dorsal horn –> afferent thru medulla –> thru midbrain –> thalmic nuclei –> forebrain.
What two populations have a higher fat component?
Geriatric & older women
What is myoclonus & what drug has a high incidence of it?
Involuntary movements, be careful before giving more meds. & Etomidate
When is Etomidate water soluble & lipid soluble?
Water soluble at acidic pH & lipid soluble at physiologic pH.
What structure does only Etomidate have?
Carboxylated imidazole
What is the MOA of Etomidate?
Selective modulator of GABA-a receptors
What are the pharmacokinetics of Etomidate (Onset, clearance, metabolism, elimination, excretion)?
- Onset= within 1min IV. 76% Albumin bound, Large Vd.
- Clearance is 5x faster than Thiopental= prompt awakening.
- Metabolism: Hydrolysis by hepatic microsomal enzynmes & plasma esterases.
- Elimination: 85% urine & 10-13% in bile.
- E ½ time: 2-5hrs
How long should someone not drive after Etomidate?
24hrs
What is the IV dose for Etomidate?
0.3mg/kg
When is Etomidate especially useful?
In Pt’s with unstable CV systems & little to no cardiac reserve
What type of med must/should be given in conjunction with Etomidate for induction?
Opioids as Etomidate does not have analgesic effects
What are the CV side effects of Etomidate?
- Minimal changes to HR, SV, CO & contractility.
- Mild decrease in MAP d/t decreased SVR.
- Sudden hypotension with hypovolemia especially with high 0.45mg/kg induction doses.
What are Etomidate’s ventilation side effects?
- Less depressant than barbs. Apnea with rapid injection.
- Transient 3-5mins decreased Vt, offset by increased RR.
- Stimulates CO2 medullary centers.
What is the MOA of Gabapentin?
Binds to V-G calcium channels —> enhances descending inhibition & inhibits excitatory neurotransmitter release
Gabapentin is lipid soluble/nonsoluble & binds/does not bind to protein?
Soluble & does not bind
What are the drug interactions with gabapentin?
None
What is the Pre-op dose for gabapentin?
300-1200 mg PO 1-2hrs prior to Sx
What are Gabapentin’s contraindications?
MG, myoclonus
What are the side effects of Gabapentin?
Somnolence,
fatigue
ataxia
vertigo
constipation
abrupt withdrawal in seizure Pts
weight gain