Opioid Agonist/Antagonist Flashcards
What is the name of the fibers that send a fast signal of sharp, well localized pain?
A delta fibers
What is the name of the fibers that send a slow signal of dull, poorly localized pain?
C fibers
A pain signal travels up 3 neurons to make the ______ tract
spinothalmic
The first order neuron is from the ____ to the _____.
Periphery to the dorsal horn.
The second order neuron is from the ____ to the _____.
dorsal horn to the thalamus
The third order neuron is from the ____ to the _____.
thalamus to the cerebral cortex
What is transduction?
The tissue is injured and chemicals are released that causes activation of peripheral nerves and immune cells. The chemicals are transduced into an action potential by nerves and then interpreted by the brain
What is transmission?
The signal from transduction is the electrically relayed up the spinothalmic tract to the brain
What is modulation?
The inhibition of signals down the decending pathyway from the release of GABA and glycine in the brain/spinal cord and norepinephrine, 5-HT (serotonin), and endorphins. Regulates the amount of pain we feel.
What is the most important site for pain modulation?
substantia gelatinosa
What is perception?
The processing of the signals in the cerebral cortex and limbic system. Subjective to each person. Can be influenced by many factors.
What are the 3 types of opioid analgesic chemical classes?
Phenanthrenes, phenylpiperidines, phenylhepatones
What are 3 meds that are phenanthrenes (an opium class)
Morphine, Codeine, Thebaine
What are 2 meds that are benzylisoquinolines? (an opium class that lacks opioid activity?
papavarine, noscapine
What is the name of the class of synthetic opioids?
Phenylpiperidine derivatives
What medications are phenylpiperidine derivatives? (5)
meperidine fentanyl sufentanil alfentanil remifentanil
What are 3 types of endogenous substances that act as natural pain killers?
Endorphins
Enkephlins
Dynorphins
What substances are released in response to tissue injury?
COX-2 and prostaglandins
Which ion decreases after an opioid binds to a receptor? Which one increases?
Ca++ movement inward decreases, K+ outward movement increases
What effect does the movement of potassium have to an opioid receptor
It hyperpolarizes the post-synaptic neuron, the trigger potential moves further away from the resting membrane potential, makes it more resistant to stimulation.
What are the 3 types of opioid receptors?
Mu, delta, kappa
What are the side effects of activating the Mu receptors?
euphoria, miosis, hypothermia, bradycardia, urinary retention, pruritis, hypoventilation, physical dependence, constipation
What are the cardiovascular side effects of opioids?
Minimal effect in healthy patients, bradycardia, dose dependent vasodilation
Morphine and Demerol-histamine release
What are the ventilation effects of opioids?
decreased rate, prolonged inspiration and delayed expiration, increased CO2, decreased response to rising CO2, decreased minute ventilation
What are the symptoms of Serotonin Syndrome?
Sweating, tachycardia, agitation, hypertension, clonus, diarrhea, tremor, hyperrflexia