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pain & analgesic drugs Flashcards

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what is pain

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a subjective unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage

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what is nociception

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detection of noxious stimuli or stimuli that are capable of damaging tissue

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4 processes in pain perception

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1) transduction
2) transmission
3) perception
4) modulation

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what is transduction

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detection of physical stimuli into nerve input
- pain nerve endings

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what is transmission

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action potential travels along nerves to CNS

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what is perception

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the feeling/awareness of sensations in periphery
- happens in the cortex

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what is modulation

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CNS release inhibitors which decrease info going to brain
- less perception of pain

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what is acute pain

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  • sudden onset
  • subsides with treatment
  • nociceptive stimulus causes
  • sharp or dull (different receptors)
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what is chronic pain

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  • long lasting (>6 weeks)
  • persistent or recurring
  • difficult to treat
  • many different causes (not always from stimulus)
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what is allodynia

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pain from stimuli that’s not normally painful

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what is hyperalgesia

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heightened pain detection

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what is causalgia

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burning sensations

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what is neuropathic pain

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from damaged nerve fibers

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somatic pain

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superficial (skin, mucosal membranes, joints, bones)

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visceral pain

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vascular, organ, deep, respiratory

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referred pain

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occurs away from area of real cause
- heart attack felt in left arm

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cancer pain

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chronic, breakthrough

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phantom pain

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pain felt after amputation

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success of analgesic drugs depends on type of pain

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acute > chronic

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20
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two types of medication for pain

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1) analgesic
2) anesthetic

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analgesic medication

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selectively blocks sensation of pain without blocking other symptoms or loss of consciousness
- not treating cause of pain

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anesthetic medication

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local anesthetic blocks all nerve conduction and all local sensations (pain, temperature, touch, etc)

general anesthetics cause loss of sensations and unconsciousness

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type of analgesic drugs

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opioids

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opioid sites of action

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1) higher centers (brain/cortex) to alter psychological response to pain
- brain detects pain, and regulates intensity and emotion around response

2) reduce neurotransmitter release from terminal pain fibers in dorsal horn of spinal cord
- modulation (dampen response and nociception sent to brain)

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opioids general info

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  • drugs that bind to opioid receptors
  • natural or synthetic
  • agonists (bind to receptors and cause same effect of what normally binds to it
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what is an opiate

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any drug derived from opium (natural source - resin from poppy seeds)
- codeine, morphine

morphine is better at binding to receptor sites bc of slight difference in structure making it more effective

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opioid receptor sites

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all opioid analgesics are full agonists or partial agonists at mu or kappa receptors (for algesia)

there are mu, kappa, and delta opioid receptors

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agonist receptors

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drugs that bind to these receptors produce a cell response
- full agonist: good at binding and easily produce maximal response
- partial agonist: not as good at producing response

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mu receptors

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  • very strong and present
  • for algesia
  • found in brain (cortex for feeling and perception of pain, and the thalamus, medulla, limbic system and amygdala for emotional response)
  • spinal cord
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kappa receptors

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  • less amount
  • for algesia
  • brain and spinal cord
  • may cause dysphoria (unpleasant response and sensation) and hallucinations
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pharmacological properties of opioids (important ones)

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  • analgesia: mu & kappa receptors, good for dull and persistent pain
  • sedation and mental clouding: calmness and can’t think clearly
  • euphoria and tranquility: dopaminergic pathways (drug abuse)
  • antitussive: cough reflex depressed
  • depression of resp center: less breaths/min, shallow breathing, drive for breathing decreases, potential for coma and stopping breathing
  • constipation: increase GI muscle tone
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other pharmacological properties of opioids

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  • nausea and vomiting
  • miosis (pinpoint pupil): parasympathetic nerve
  • tolerance and serious dependence (more drug needed for same pain relief effect)
  • postural hypotension
  • dilation of cutaneous blood vessels (warm skin)
  • urinary urgency, difficulty urinating
  • biliary colic and epigastric distress
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opioid analgesic examples

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  • morphine (golden standard)
  • methadone (longer action)
  • fentanyl (non-naive pt)
  • diamorphine (heroin)
  • levorphanol
  • hydromorphone
  • oxycodone (not as strong, less risk for longer use)
  • codeine (not as strong, less risk for longer use)
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opioid indications

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  • alleviate mild-moderate-severe pain (often given with adjuvant analgesic agents to assist with pain relief - work at different areas along pain pathway)
  • cough center suppression (codeine)
  • treatment of diarrhea (loperamide)
  • balanced anesthesia (fentanyl)
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morphine general info

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  • acute and chronic pain
  • the standard (other analgesics compared to it for dosing )
  • 10 mg IM standard (equals to 0.1 mg fentanyl, 200mg codeine)
  • IV, IM, SC, PO, intrathecal (CSF)
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morphine metabolism

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t1/2 = 2-4 hours
- extensive liver metabolism (first pass)
- inactivation
- PO dose is 30-40 mg
- liver disease: not as much metabolism = potential overdose if a higher PO dose taken to counteract first pass metabolism

37
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morphine and pregnancy/breastfeeding

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risk exists for physical dependance (of baby)
- can lead to physical reactions
- crosses placenta or enters breastmilk
short half life allows for timing with breastfeeding

38
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analgesics and cancer pain

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chronic pain requires ATC treatment (often combination of opioids, NSAIDs, and adjuvants)
- MS contin ATC (sustained release morphine around the clock)

breakthrough pain are transient episodes of pain while chronic pain is controlled (rescue medication)

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WHO pain management ladder

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1) pain: nonopioid and adjuvant if needed
2) increase in pain: opioid for mild to moderate pain and non opioid + adjuvant if needed
3) persisting/increasing pain: opioid for moderate to severe pain and non opioid + adjuvant if needed

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NSAIDs

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non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs
- most common non narcotic analgesic

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adjuvants

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  • antidepressants (amitriptyline - elavil)
  • antiseizure drugs (carbamazepine)
  • glucocorticoids
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morphine contraindications and cautions

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  • asthma or respiratory insufficiency (resp depression)
  • hepatic dysfunction (caution for dosage - PO)
  • elevated ICP (exacerbates condition)
  • pregnancy
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opioid adverse effects

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  • respiratory depression (hold next dose if <12 breath/min)
  • CNS depression (sedation, dampen brain activity - possible coma)
  • N & V (greatest on first dose)
  • constipation (no tolerance development)
  • hypotension (dilation of peripheral vessels - histamine release)
  • itchiness (histamine release)
  • urinary retention
  • diaphoresis and flushing
  • pupil constriction (miosis)
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opioid interactions

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CNS depressants
- cumulative effects
- antipsychotics, antihistamines, sedatives (benzodiazepines, barbiturates)
- ethanol/alcohol

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moderate opioid analgesics

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  • codeine (3-methylmorphine)
  • oxycodone
  • buprenorphine

safer because the lower the effect on pain relief the lower the adverse effects

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codeine

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  • agonist
  • less algesia and resp depression
  • liver metabolizes into morphine which gives more relief (~10% PO dose)
  • unpredictable effect: don’t know how much will convert to morphine
  • antitussive
  • often combined: acetaminophen in tylenol, acetylsalicyclic acid in 222s or 292
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oxycodone (oxycontin or percodan)

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  • agonist
  • metabolism required for activation
  • abuse potential
  • common use with acetaminophen
  • was overprescribed
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naloxone (narcan, naltrexone)

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  • antagonist
  • used for complete or partial reversal of respiratory depression from overdose
  • opioid cannot bind to receptor bc naloxone is there
  • short half life: level of naloxone may drop faster than opioid so may need to give another dose if s&s of overdose come back
  • IM/SC/nasal spray
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methylnaltrexone

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  • antagonist
  • treat opioid induced constipation
  • stop increase in muscle tone and decrease in peristalsis by attaching to receptor
  • last resort after diet and laxatives
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treating opioid addiction

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1) methadone program (doesn’t give the same high but still satisfies craving, slowly lower the dose)

2) buprenorphine and naloxone (suboxone) SL
- b: can act as a partial agonist and give some degree of pain relief
- b: agonist-antagonist if morphine in system at the same time buprenorphine more likely to bind over morphine and give partial analgesic effect
- n: added to get around misuse, naloxone poorly absorbed and has high first pass metabolism but if someone tried to crush it and inject it then naloxone would take effect

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opioid tolerance

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common physiological result of chronic opioid treatment
- need more drug for same amount of relief

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physical dependence of opioids

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  • abstinence syndrome will occur if drug is abruptly withdrawn
  • drug must be administered to maintain normal function
  • withdrawal symptoms not dangerous but unpleasant
  • symptoms may take 2 weeks to get under control (anxiety, chills, hot flash, joint pain, lacrimation, cramping, vomiting, diarrhea, etc)
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opioid nursing implications

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  • take oral form with food to minimize GI upset
  • withhold if vital signs abnormal (esp respiratory rate)
  • take with adequate fluid and fiber and stool softeners to minimize constipation
  • change positions slowly (orthostatic hypotension)

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