NSAIDs Flashcards
Define pain
Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage
What is allodynia
Pain due a stimulus that does not usually elicit pain
What is hyperalgesia
An increased response to a stimulus is normally painful
How does somatic pain feel
- Aching
- Constant
- May be dull/ sharp
- Well localised, except when deep
What is Hiltons law
Nerve that supplies a joint capsule also supply the muscles that move the joint and the skin over the joint
How much of COX-2 must be inhibited for anti-inflammatory properties to work
80%
What is the main mode of action of NSAIDs
Inhibitions of COX enzymes (1 and 2)
3 properties of NSAIDS
Analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory
How do ibuprofen, duclofenac, ketoprofen differ from asprin
Additional mechanisms as well as asprisin
Name 4 selective COX-2 inhibitors
Roflecoxib
Celecoxib
Etoricoxib
Meloxicam
Name 4 NSAIDs which are mainly for pain
-Aceclofenax
Etoricoxib
Fenbufen
Tiaprofenic acid
What NSAID is mainly for pain
Paracoxib
Which NSAID comes in eye drop
Ketorolac
By inhibiting COX enzymes what is inhibited
Prostaglandins
Where are prostaglandins derived from
Archidonic acid
What happens to the arachidonic acid during prostaglandin synthesis
- Injected into COX enzymes hydrophobic channel
- Interacts with molecular oxygen to produce either prostacyclins, prostaglandins or thromboxane
What is the action of prostaglandin E2
Vasodilator
What is the action of prostaglandin D2
Vasodilator
Inhibits platelet aggregation
What is the action of prostaglandin F2
Vasoconstrictors
Works on the uterus to make it contract