Key Terms - Ch 16

Question 0

Anti-inflammatory agents

Answer 0

Drugs that block the effects of the inflammatory response

Question 1

Analgesic

Answer 1

Compounds with pain-blocking properties, capable of producing analgesia

Question 2

Antipyretic

Answer 2

Blocking fever, often by direct effects on the thermoregulatory center center in the hypothalamus of by blockade of prostaglandin mediators

Question 3

Chrysotherapy

Answer 3

Treatment with gold salts; gold is taken up by macrophages, which then inhibit phagocytosis; it is reserved for use in patients who are unresponsive to conventional therapy, and can be very toxic

Question 4

Inflammatory response

Answer 4

The body’s nonspecific response to cell injury, resulting in pain, swelling, heat, and redness in the affected area

Question 5

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID’s)

Answer 5

Drugs that block prostaglandin synthesis and act as anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic agents

Question 6

Salicylates

Answer 6

Salicylic acid compunds, used as anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic agents; they block the prostaglandin system

Question 7

Salicylism

Answer 7

Syndrome associated with high levels of salicylates- dizzyness, ringing in the ears, difficulty hearing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, mental confusion, and lassitude