Pain Flashcards
Pain definition?
unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated w/ or resembling that associated w/, actual or potential tissue damage
Is pain a symptom or diagnosis?
Both
Ex: flank pain –> UTI
Idopathic pain
Ratio of ppl w/ chronic pain in Canada?
1 in 5
1 in 3 over 65yrs old
who has highest prevalence of chronic pain?
women over 65
Race in Canada w/ highest prevalence of chronic pain?
indigenous
Model of pain used today?
biopsychoscocial;
biological, sociological, psychological
Acute pain characteristics?
< 3 months
organic cause common
pain reduction is goal
usually not med dependant
psych usually not present
environmental factors not usual
depression uncommon
insomnia not usually
Chronic pain characteristics?
3-6 months +
organic cause may not be present
functionality is goal
med tolerance common
psych often a major concern
significant environmental
depression common
insomnia common component
Nociceptive pain?
arise from damage to body tissue
sharp, aching, or throbbing pain
Ex: burn
Neuropathic pain?
direct damage to nervous system, usually peripheral
burning, shooting/radiating, tingling, numbness
Ex: shingles pain
Nociplastic pain?
change in way sensory neurons function rather than direct nervous system damage; neurons become more responsive
similar to neuropathic pain
Ex: fibromyalgia
Somatic pain?
arises from: skin, bone, muscle, or connective tissue
Sharp, hot, stinging, or throbbing pain
Locallized w/ surrounding tenderness
Ex: burn, laceration, arthritis
Visceral pain?
arises from internal organs
dull, ramping, colicky, gnawing, aching, squeezing, pulsing pain
poorly localized
Ex: pancreatitis, peptic ulcers
Nociceptive pain pathopysiology?
Transduction: stimulation of noxious stimuli, cytokine and chemokine activate nociceptors
Conduction: chem signals converted to electrical signals and AP produced along alpha-delta and C nerves to spinal cord
Transmission: movement of impulses along spine including more chemical signals w/ glutamate and substance P
Perception: signals recieved by thalamus, make pain conscious
Modulation: signals can be made stronger w/ glutamate/ Sub P or inhibited by endogenous opiods like GABA, NE, and 5HT
Which is the fast channel in conduction?
alpha-delta
WHich is the slow channel in conduction?
C
Pain produced by alpha-delta stimulation?
sharp, localized
Pain produced by C-nerve?
achy, poorly localized
Receptor activation involves which channels?
voltage-gated Na channels
Channels used in transmission to regulate excitatory NTs?
N-type voltage-gated Ca channels
What acts as the relay station in the brain?
thalamus
where does perception occur?
higher cortical structures
Modulation drugs that strengthen pain signals?
Glutamate
Substance P
Modulation drugs that decrease pain signals/inhibt
endogenous opiods
GABA
NE
serotonin
Is there noxious stimuli in neuropathic pain?
No
Peripheral pain characteristics?
PNS
sharp, shooting/radiating, tingling, freezing, burning, itching pain
generally localized with nerve fibre
Central pain characteristics?
CNS
shooting/radiating, tingling, freezing, burning, itching pain
poorly localized
Acute pain treatment approach?
Assess pt
Select treatment: most effective analgesic with fewest AE’s, lowest dose for shortest duration, scheduled for first few days then prn
Identify non-pharm strategies
Educate pt
Communicate and document plans for transition
Non-pharm therapies for acute pain?
education
distraction and relaxation
positioning
cold <48hrs post injury
acupuncture
exercise
RICE
heat >48hrs psot injury
massage
TENS
Acet dosing?
325-500-650-1000mg q4-6h, max of 4g/d
Chronic max is 3.2g/d
NSAIDs MOA and dosing?
inhibtion of COX1 and COX2, decreasing formation of PG precursors
Ibu: 400mg po q4h
Naproxen: 250-375-500mg po BID
Opiods dosing and MOA?
bind opiod receptors, suppress neuronal firing
less than50-90 MEQ/d
Child acet dosing
10-15mg/kg/dose q4-6h
max 75mg/kg/d or 4000mg which ever is lower
CI’s of NSAIDs?
CKD
CrCl under 40mL/min
hyperkalemia
cirrhosis/ liver impairment
GI ulcers
IBD
uncntrolled HF
MI
thrombocytopenia
transplant
ASA dosing?
<300mg/d to reduce platelet aggregation
300-2400mg/dantipyretic and analgesic (325-600mg po q4h prn)
2400-4000mg anti-inflam
4000mg max/d
Diclo dosing?
50mg po BID
75-100mg SR po OD
max 100mg/d
ketorolac dosing?
10mg po QID prn
max 40mg/d, 5 days use limit b/c increase GI bleed
Naproxen sodium vs naproxen base max difference?
NS: 1500mg/d
NB: 1000mg/d
Which COX enzyme inhibtion is cardioprotective?
COX-1 inhibition (low dose ASA)
NSAID/COXIB that show increased CV risk?
Diclo >=150mg/d
Meloxicam
Celecoxib >200mg/d
Rofecoxib
Valdecoxib
Mechanism of how NSAIDs increase BP/ Cardiac risk?
Vasoconstrict, decrease renal blood flow, increase Na proxismal reabsorption
How are NSAIDs a GI risk?
COX-1 inhibtion leads to:
decreased PGs
decreased gastroduodenal mucosal protection
increased GI ulcer risk
NSAID GI risk factors?
age>60
comorbid conditions
history of GI bleeds or presence of H. pylori
multiple NSAIDs
high dose NSAIDs
SSRI, anticoag, antipaltelet therapies
HF
How to manage NSAID GI risk?
add misoprostol or PPI
–> arthrotec 75
–> Vimovo
Why do NSAIDs pose a renal risk?
COX1/COX2 inhibition leading to vasoconstriction of afferent arteriole
Advantage of Celecoxib?
COX-2 selective; reduces GI risk, minimal platelet effect
Celecoxib must be reduced in poor CYP_____ metabolizers
2C9
Celecoxib dosing?
400mg po for first day single dose
200mg po once daily for up to 7 days, max dose of 400mg/d for up to 7days
NSAID/COXIB DI’s?
anti-HTN effect (HTN drugs)
lithium, methotrexate, steroids, tenofovir, warfarin (increase= toxicity)
Heparin, warfarin, corticosteroids, SSRI (increase GI risk)
ACEI and ARB, diuretics increase nephrotoxicity
Decrease ASA efficacy if co-adminsitered
WHO ladder?
Nonopiod(acet, ASA, NSAIDs)
Weak opioid (Codeine)
Strong opioid and nonopiod (morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl)
Drug used in pregnancy for pain?
Acet is safest, others not recommended
Chronic secondary pain?
diagnosed when pain orginates as a symptom of another underlying health condition
4Ps of pain treatment?
Prevention
Psychological
Physical
Pharmaceutical
WHat population is acet thr first choice for in chronic use?
Dementia b/c effective and safe in this population
What medication has been newly added to low back pain treatment?
Duloxetine (SNRI)
stepwise approach to neuropathic pain treatment?
Gabapentinoids (TCAs, SNRIs)
Tramadol or opioids
Cannabinoids
Forht line agents?
Amitriptyline dosing?
25-100mg/d HS
Duloxetine dosing?
40-60mg/d
Venalfaxine dosing?
75-225mg/d
Desvenlafaxine dosing?
200-400mg/d
pregabalin dosing?
300-450mg/d divided BID or TID
Gabapentin dosing?
1800mg/d (900-3600mg divided TID or QID)
Gabapentinoid MOA?
block release of excitatory NTs by binding to specific Ca channels in CNS
AEs of gabapentinoids?
dizziness
drowsiness
N/V
mood changes
tremors
nystagmus
ataxia
peripheral edema
wt gain
DIs of gabapentinoids?
CNS depresants
anticholinergics
Serotonergic agents and pontentiators
How are gabapentinoids eliminated? bioavailability?
100% renal
F is inversley proportional to dose; F goes down as dose goes up
How must gabapentinoids, TCAs and SNRIs be d/ced?
Tapers to avoid withdrawal