opioids pt 2 Flashcards
____________ = pain producing
algogenic
___________ = normally nonharmful stimulus that is perceived as painful
allodynia
______________ = absence of pain in the presence of a normally painful stimulus
analgesia
_________________ = unpleasant painful abnormal sensation whether evoked or spontaneous
dysesthesia
_______________ = heightened response to normally painful stimulus
hyperalgesia
_______________ = pain in the distribution of peripheral nerves
neuralgia
________________ = abnormal distrubance in the fx of a nerve
neuropathy
______________ = abnormal sensation whether spontaneous or evoked
paresthesia
T/F: poorly controlled acute pain may lead to chronic pain states
TRUE
acute pain is _____________, and lasts ____________
self-limited; 1-14 days
_______________ & ______________ are types of nociceptive pain
somatic and visceral
somatic pain comes from tissue damage –> activation of _____________ fibers
a delta; C fibers
_________________ pain is described as well localized and sharp
somatic (nociceptive)
_________________ pain is described as dull, cramping, squeezing, vague, and poorly localized
visceral (nociceptive)
what type of pain is often accompanied by ANS reflexes like N/V/D, HR, BP increase
visceral (nociceptive)
____________ pain is caused by damage to CNS or PNS nerves and is due to dysfunction of the CNS (spontaneous excition) –> abnormal processing of painful stimuli
neuropathic
what pain is described as burning, tingling, shocklike
neuropathic
what are the non-nociceptive pains
neuropathic
T/F: chronic pain often exhibits more than 1 type of pain classification
TRUE
T/F: opioids normally manage neuropathic pain really well
false; normally does not work on neuropathic pain
what are the four processes of somatic nociceptive pain
- transduction
_______________ = transformation of a noxious stimuli into an action potential
transduction
______________ = process by which an action potential is conducted from the periphery to the CNS
transmission
________________ = the recognition of pain signal from various areas of the brain
perception
________________ = brains response to action potential, alteration of neural afferent activity along the pain pathway (suppresses/enhances pain signals)
modulation
what is the primary treatment for pain
reducing transduction through inhibiting neurochemical mediators
what areas of the brain are responsible for perception of pain
- amygdala
- somatosensory area of cortex
- hypothalamus
- anterior cingulate cortex
describe the process of transduction
- noxious stimuli detected by primary afferent nociceptors (a-delta and C fibers)
- release of chemical mediators and neurotransmitters
- stimulate periperpheral nociceptors: depol = Na influx; K efflux = repol
- AP travels up to dorsal root of spinal cord & pain impulse generated
what are your excitatory neurotransmitters with pain
- substance P
- glutamate
what are your inhibitory neurotransmitters with pain
- glycine
- GABA
- enkephalin
- serotonin
- norepi
inhibitory neurotransmitters are released via the ________________ pain pathway
descending
what receptors does substance P work on
neurokinin 1 and 2
what receptors does glutamate work on
NMDA, AMPA, kainite, mGluR
_________________ pain is acute pain on top of chronic pain
breakthrough pain
______________ pain is < 3-6 months; ____________ pain is > 3-6 months
acute; chronic
what are some mechanisms at which acute pain transitions to chronic
- initiated by either periperhal or central mechanisms (peripheral or central sensitization)
- hyperexcitable nerve endings (change from direct nerve injury, or sprouting of new nerve endings)
- neuroma formation
- damaged nerves have lower pain threshold so respond to non-noxious stimuli
_______________________ hyperalgesia occurs at the original site of injury, enhanced pain from heat and mechanical stimuli
primary
_______________ hyperalgesia occurs in uninjured tissues surrounding the injury, enhanced pain response to mechanical stimuli
secondary
aggressive pain management is essential to preventing _________________
post-op cardiac complications
CV physiologic effects of acute pain
- increased catecholamines
- increased cortisol –> increased HR, increased vascular resistance, increased myocardial activity, and increased ABP
- increased myocardial O2 demand & consumption
respiratory physiologic effects of acute pain
- decreased TV due to decreased movement
- muscle spasms = decreased/limited respiratory movement (lose breath)
- poor cough –> atelectasis and PNA
- decreased VC & TLC
GI physiologic effects of acute pain
- decreased gastric emptying
- decreased intestinal mobility
- increased smooth muscle sphincter tone
what are the coagulation effects of acute pain
- increasd plt aggregation
- venostasis
with acute pain immunologic function is ______________
decreasedc
GU effects of acute pain
increased urinary sphicter tone –> oliguria and urinary retention
psychological effects of acute pain
- fear
- anxiety
- depression
- helplessness
- anger
what medications act on transduction of pain signals
- NSAIDs
- LA
- steroids
- antihistamines
- opioids
what medications act on transmission of pain signals
LA
what mediations act on modulation of pain signals
- neuraxial opioids
what medications act on perception of pain signals
- GA
MOA of NSAIDs
blocks COX-1 and 2 –> decreased prostaglandin synthesis –> decreased nociception and tissue damage/inflammation
what type of pain responds to NSAIDs the best
nociceptive
NSAIDs are mostly metabolized in the _______________ with excretion into __________________
liver; urine/bile
responsibilities of COX- 1
- plt aggregation (via thromboxane A2)