Ortho Pain Management Flashcards
1
Q
Patients that need sporadic pain control adjustments: such as? 4
A
- Toradol IM/IV
- Morphine IM/IV
- Dilaudid IM/IV
- Demerol/ Phenergan IM
Most patients however can usually be controlled with oral mediations
2
Q
What are your most common narcotics used? 7
A
- Codeine
- Hydrocodone
- Oxycodone
- Tramadol
- Hydromorphone
- Meperidine
- Fentanyl
3
Q
- Describe schedule I drugs? 3
2. Examples? 5
A
- Schedule I
- Use – Illegal/restricted to research. No accepted medical use.
- Drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
- Lack of accepted safety for use - Hallucinogens
- Heroin
- Peyote
- Coca
- Psilocybin mushrooms
4
Q
Schedule II
- Requires what?
- abuse potential?
- WHat is not allowed for these?
- Examples? 8
A
- Requires a prescription
- High abuse potential
- Psychological or Physical dependence - No refills or verbal orders
- Codeine
- Hydrocodone
- Hydromorphone
- Morphine
- Cocaine
- Fentanyl
- Methadone
- Meperidine
5
Q
Schedule III drugs
- Requires what?
- Abuse potential?
- Refills and verbal orders? 2
- Stimulants examples? 2
- Depressants? 4
A
Schedule III
- Requires a prescription
- Moderate abuse potential (Less than I&II)
- Max 5 refills/6 mos
- Verbal orders allowed
- Stimulants
- Benzphetamine
- Clortemine
- Depressants:
- Ketamine
- Pentobarbital
- Secobarbital
- Sulfomethane
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Q
Schedule IV drugs
- Requires what?
- Abuse potential?
- Refills/Verbal orders?
- Examples? 8
A
- Requires prescription
- Low abuse potential
- Max 5 refills/6mo
- Verbal orders allowed
- Examples – benzodiazepines, sedatives/hypnotics and now also tramadol
- Alprazolam
- Barbital
- Clonazepam
- Lorazepam
- Midazolam
- Phenobarbital
- Diazepam
- Tramadol
7
Q
Schedule 5 drugs
- Requires?
- Abuse potential?
- Examples? 4
A
- Requires a prescription or may be OTC with restrictions in some states
- Low abuse potential
Currently accepted medical use in treatment
- Examples of Schedule V drugs:
- Robitussin AC (antitussive)
- Lyrica (anticonvulsant)
- Lomotil (antidiarrheal)
- Potiga (anticonvulsant)
8
Q
Codeine/APAP
- Class of drug?
- Also used as?
- Schedule?
- Good choice for who?
A
- Opioid agonist (binds to opioid receptors)
- Used as an antitussive as well
- Schedule III
- Good choice for pediatric
9
Q
Hydrocodone
- Class of drug?
- What are all the combo formations? 4
- Schedule?
A
- Opioid agonist (binds to opioid receptors)
- Many combo formulations(Vary in APAP)
- Lorcet – 10/325
- Vicodin– 5/325
- Norco - 5/325, 7.5/325, 10/325
- Lortab – 5/325, 7.5/325, 10/325 - Schedule II
10
Q
Oxycodone
- What is oxycodone with APAP?
- What is it without APAP?
- What type of combo is used with chronic pain?
- Class of drug?
- Schedule?
- Which one has aspirin in it?
A
- Can be a combo drug or not
Percocet…oxycodone with APAP - OxyContin. No APAP
- MS-contin, oral morphine sulfate –chronic pain
- Opioid agonist (binds APAP to opioid receptors)
- Schedule II
- Cousin of percocet is percodan. Has aspirin
11
Q
Tramadol (Ultram)
- APAP combo?
- Possible MOA?
- Caution with who?
- Schedule?
A
- APAP combo called Ultracet
- Mechanism of action unknown.
binds to opioid receptors and inhibits norepenephrine/serotonin reuptake. - Caution with seizure hx and can cause serotonin syndrome
- Schedule – IV
12
Q
Hydromorphone(Dilaudid)
- MOA?
- Abuse potential?
- D/C instructions?
- Schedule?
A
- Mechanism of action the same as other opioids.
- High abuse potential and highly sedative
- Taper dose to D/C
- Schedule II
13
Q
Meperidine(Demerol)
- Class of drug?
- SE?
- Risk?
- Which route of administration is the least effective?
- D/C instructions?
- Schedule?
- Often causes what? How can we prevent this?
A
- Opioid agonist(binds to opioid receptors)
- Very sedative
- Seizure risk over time and dose
- Oral route least effective
- Avoid abrupt cessation
- Schedule II
Cost – 20 tabs about $30 - Often causes N/V….give with Phenergan
14
Q
Fentanyl(Duragesic)
- For what?
- For who ONLY?
- Abuse potential?
- Need what with this?
- Schedule?
A
- For chronic pain.
- For opioid tolerant patients ONLY!
- Major abuse potential
- Need responsible patients and/or caregiver to administer
- Schedule II
Cost – $100 for 5 patches. 1 patch = 3 day dose
15
Q
NSAIDS
- Good in what field?
- What kind of properties?
- Caution with what?
- Some studies suggest that NSAIDS have what negative effect?
- All have warnings pertaining to what? 3
A
- Good use in orthopedics.
- Anti-inflammatory properties
- Caution with concomitant anticoagulation
- Some studies have suggested NSAIDS may slow down fracture healing
- All have warnings pertaining to
- cardiovascular risk,
- GI bleeding,
- kidney risk.
16
Q
- What NSAIDS are in the Acetic Acid group? 4
- MOA?
- Good for pain associated with what?
A
- Diclofenac,
- Etodolac,
- Indomethacin,
- Ketorolac
- Thought to inhibit cyclooxygenase, reducing prostaglandin and thromboxane synthesis
- for management of arthritis associated pain (rheumatoid, osteo, ankylosing spondylitis)
17
Q
What are the most common OTC groupings?
A
Propionic acids
18
Q
NSAIDS
- What are the propionic acids? 2
- MOA?
- Risks? 2
A
- Naproxen,
- Ibuprofen
- COX 1 and COX 2 inhibitor. Mess with prostaglandins
- Can cause
- GI issues,
- kidney issues.
19
Q
COX 2 Inhibitors
- What drug is in this school?
- Where is this often used?
- Contraindication?
- Arguably less problems with?
A
- Celebrex – last man standing
- Many orthopedic surgeons use as an adjunct with narcotics following total joint surgery.
- Contraindicated in persons with sulfa allergy
- Arguably less of a GI profile
20
Q
Steroids
- Oral drug commonly used in ortho?
- For what?
- Injectables? 3
A
Oral
1. Medrol-dose pack.
- Rheumatologic applications… longer duration, mostly use prednisone, need a taper.
- Injectable
- Triamcinalone-kenalog
- Celestone-betamethasone
- Depo-medrol-methylprednisolone
21
Q
Oral Muscle Relaxants
1. The aim of centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants is to do what? 3
- Alters the balance of what? 2
- Primarily to elicit varying degrees of what?
A
- produce a
- decrease in muscle tone and
- involuntary movement
- without loss of voluntary motor function or consciousness. - synaptic excitation and
- inhibition the motor neuron receives
- skeletal muscle relaxation.
22
Q
Indications for muscle relaxants? 3
A
- For relief of acute painful musculoskeletal conditions of local origin.
- As an adjunct to rest and physical therapy.
- For the relief of acute painful musculoskeletal conditions