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Pain Basics COPY Flashcards

1
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Pain most paitients feel in the perioperative period

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Protective physiologic pain from tissue damage

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Peripehral nociceptive neuron stimulated by noxious stimuli asrnd signal to CNS - brain and spinal cord for input and sensation of pain

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Protective physiologic pain from tissue damage

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firing of a neuron that is not indicative of of physical damage, but is a pathalogical firing

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Neuropathic pain

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Pain out of proportion to noxious stimuli

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Hyperalgesia

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Pain evoked by a non-noxious stumuli

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Allodynia

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6
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pain with no apparent stimuli - it is NERVE pain

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spontaneous pain

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Peripheral nociceptive neuron activated by intense noxious stimimuli (tissue damage) via

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  1. Mechanical
  2. thermal
  3. chemical
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slow conduction, dull, burning, diffuse

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non-mylinated C fibers

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fast conduction - sharp and well localized

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A-delta fibers

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10
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nociceptiv impulse depends on the balance between

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excitatory and inhibatory receptors

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11
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excitatory catioon channel activated by:

  1. Protons
  2. heat
  3. capsaisin
  4. Endovanilloids
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TRIP1

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12
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Blocking this TRPV1

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Pain medicine too good, lost protective mechanism ad could not perceive pain

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13
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  1. inhibatory
  2. Bind to GPCR to initiate cascade (PKA)
  3. increase K conductance hyperpolarizing the cell
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Opioids

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14
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hyperpolarizing the cell with opioids means

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cells will need a stronger stimulus to fire

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15
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Locations of opioid receptors

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  1. Peripheral tissues
  2. dorsal horn of spinal cord
  3. Brain (this is wher opioids work)
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16
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promotes depolarization and stimulates pain

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Bradykinin and Prostaglandins

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17
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Area of dorsal horn that is very rich in opioid peptides and receptors

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substantia geletinosa

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Synapse in dorsal horn at lamina I, II, III, V

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A-delta fibers

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Synapse in dorsal horn at lamina I and II

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C-fibers

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20
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Located in lamina II and III

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Substantia gelatinosa

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21
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what is in the substantia gelatinosa

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  1. short inhibatory neurons that receive afferent fibers from A-delta and C fibers
  2. descending pathways that are moculating pain signals (they are inhibatory)
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22
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Determine weather a pain signal is sent to the higher centers for processing or modulated

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Internurons

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23
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sends pain signals to the thalamac which then sends pain signals to the somatosensory cortes

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neospinothalamic tract

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24
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responsible for the experience of pain

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neospinathalamic tract

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25
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sends pain signals to the brainstem which then signals to the thalamus, hyptothalamus and elsewhere

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peleospinothalamic tract

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26
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Causes the stress response to pain

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paleaospinothalamic tract

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27
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tract we want to supress with pain that causes the SNS to release a ton of cortisol

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paleospinothalamic tract

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28
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Opioids releive not only the ____________ aspect of pain, it also releves the ___________ aspect thereby preventing ___________ or _____________ from the exaggerated stress response.

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  1. somatosensory
  2. physiologic
  3. MI
  4. prolonged healing
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29
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descending _____________ pathways originate in the ____________/ __________ including areas such as _____________, ____________, ___________, ______________

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  1. inhibatory
  2. midbrain/brainstem
  3. Periaquaductal gray
  4. amygdala
  5. corpus striatum
  6. Hypothalmus
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30
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In descending pathways neurons from the midbrain/brainstem project into the ______________which then sends its descending neurons __________ to synapse in the ____________

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  1. nucleus raphe magnus
  2. down the spinal cord
  3. substantia gelatinosa
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31
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opioids and the brain

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act pre and post synaptically to activate descending inhibatory pathways

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32
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opioids and the spinal cord

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work directly on the dorsal horn of the spinal cord

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33
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opioids and the periphery

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act on peripheral teminals of nociceptive neurons

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34
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why is the perception of noxious stimuli not the same as pain?

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it is lacking the emotional component

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35
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Opioids can change patients __________ without necessarily changing the patients ability to __________ noxious stimuli

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  1. tolerance of pain
  2. perceive

ie- they can still tell you where the wound is

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36
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Opioids are effective for both ________ and _______ pain

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somatic and visceral

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37
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The main use of opioids on anestehsia

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Attenuate the SNS response to noxious stimuli- Laryngoscopy

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38
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During inductons opioids are used to _____________and causes the patient to have _______________

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  1. maintain stable hemodynamics
  2. less Cardiovascualr comprimise
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39
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If opioids are not given to someone with coranary artery disease durring laryngoscopy

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could have an MI with a really fast heart rate

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40
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opoids and inhaled anesthetics

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act as an adjunct allowing for less use of inhaled agent

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41
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cardiac anestheisia and opioids

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opioids are used as a sole anesthetic

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42
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natrurally occuring drugs derrived from opium from the poppy plant

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Opiate

  1. Morphine
  2. Codeine
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43
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Natural and synthetic substances that bind to opioid receptors and produce and agonist effect

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  1. Opioid
    1. anything that acts like an opiate
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44
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Term for DEA regualtions

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narcotics

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45
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therepeutic agents with the general opioid structure

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Opioids

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46
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Opioids produce analgesia without loss of

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  1. Touch
  2. Propioception
  3. Conciousness
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47
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Unique characteristics that set opioids apart

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  1. no ceiling effect or max dose
  2. tolerance and cross tolerance
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48
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Tolerance with opiods is associated with ____________ but not necessarily __________ - this is expected

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  1. Physical dependance
  2. psychological
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49
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naturally occuring opioids

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  1. Morphine
  2. Codeine
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50
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semisynthetic: analogs of morphine

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  1. heroine and dihydromorhone
  2. heroine and fentanyl are very structurally similar
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51
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Synthetic Opioids

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  1. Exogenous
  2. Has 4 classifications
    1. agonist
    2. partial aginist
    3. mixed agonist/antagonist
    4. antagonist
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52
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Synthetic antagonist

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Narcan

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53
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  1. can reach maximum eficacy on dose response curve
  2. their potency is what varries
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Synthetic agonists (full)

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54
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  1. will have a ceiling effect
  2. cannot reach maximum effect on dose response curve
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Synthetic partial agnosts

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55
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Synthetic opioid agonist / antagonist

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  1. agonist at kappa receptors
  2. antagonist and mu receptors
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56
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if their is any potential you will need to switch to a full agonist you want to start with

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a parial agonist and NOT an agonist / antagonist

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57
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OPIOIDS MECHANISM OF ACTION

Activate ___________________ and act

  1. _______________to directly decrease neurotransmission by:
    1. increase K conductance (_______________)
    2. Ca++ channnel inactivation (_________________)
    3. inhabitionof ____________ (______________)
    4. Modulation of___________- signaling cascade for phospholipase C
  2. _______________
    1. Decrease ____,__________,________and ___________
    2. anytime you hyperoplarize a membrane you decrease _______________
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OPIOIDS MECHANISM OF ACTION

Activate stereo-specific G-protein coupled receptors and act

  1. post-synaptically to directly decrease neurotransmission by:
    1. increase K conductance (hyperpolarization)
    2. Ca++ channnel inactivation (decreased NT release)
    3. inhabitionof adenylate cyclase (decreased cAMP)
    4. Modulation of phospinositide- signaling cascade for phospholipase C
  2. Pre synaptically
    1. Decrease ACh, dopamine, norepi and Substance p release
    2. anytime you hyperoplarize a membrane you decrease NT release
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58
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anytime you hyperpolarize a cell you

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decrease neurotransmitter release

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59
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Opioids POST-synaptic mechanism of action

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  1. increase K conductance (hyperpolarization)
  2. Ca++ channel inactivation (decreases NT release)
  3. Modulationo of phospinositide- signaling cascade for phospholipase C
  4. Inhabition of adenlyate cyclase (decrese cAMP)
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Opioids PRE-synaptic mechanism of action

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  1. inhibits the release of excitatory neurotransmitters
    1. ACh
    2. Dopamine
    3. Norepi
    4. Substance P
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61
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Opioid receptors

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  1. Mu (agnoist binding site)
  2. Kappa (antagonist binding site)
  3. Delta
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62
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When opioids bind to receptors they

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activate endogenous pain modulating systems

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63
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All endogenous and exogenous opiois agonists work at these receptors

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Mu-1 and Mu-2

64
Q

May actually cause immunosupression and accelerate some types of cancer

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Mu-3

65
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Mu receptors location

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  1. brain- supraspinal
  2. spinalcord
  3. periphery
66
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Supraspinal is thought to be the principal site of action but also works at spinal cord and periphery

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Mu-1

67
Q

Mu-1 receptor activation causes

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  1. euphoria
  2. miosis pupil constriction
  3. Bradycardia
  4. Urinary retention
  5. hypothermia- impairment of thermal regulation
68
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Mu-2 receptor activation effects

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Most of the bad effects

  1. Hypoventilation
  2. physical dependence
  3. constipation
69
Q

receptor that principal site of action is the spinal cord, but also has some supruaspinal action as well

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Mu-2

70
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opioid agonist/antagonists have principal site of action

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kappa receptor

71
Q

responsibe for supraspinal , spinal and peripheral analgesia

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Kappa receptor

72
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Kappa receptor activation effects

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  1. Dysphoria
  2. sedation
  3. Miosis- pupillary constriction
  4. Diuresis
73
Q

dysnorphins act on these receptors

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Kappa receptors

74
Q

endogenouas ligand of enkephalin

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Delta receptor

75
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Main site of action is peripheral (but also acts supraspinal and spinal)

A

Delta Receptor

76
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receptors involved in hypoventilation from opioids

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Mu-2 and Delta

77
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Delta receptor activation

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  1. Peripheral analgesia
  2. Hypoventilation
  3. Constipation
  4. Urinary Retention
78
Q

Located on Chromosome 6q24-q25

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Mu opoid receptor

79
Q

aspartated in place of asparagine

10-20% of the population

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  1. Nucleotide 118 polymorphism
  2. Gene Effects agonist binding to Mu receptor
80
Q

valine in place of alanine

1-10% of population

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  1. Nucleotide 17 polymorphism
  2. Gene Effects agonist binding to Mu opioid receptor
81
Q

Why are opioids more of an art than a science

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  1. there are polymorphisms that effect opioid binding
  2. incidences can vary with racial/ethnic groups
82
Q

Two things genetics can influence

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  1. Receptors
  2. CYP 450 metabolism
83
Q

5 common polymorphisms can alter the metabolism of codine

A

CYP2D6

84
Q

Codine is a ______________.

Its active form is ____________.

Black box warning with _____________.

__________________ dont get adequate pain controll and may get increased nausea.

_____________ get a build up of morphine and can have respiratory depression

A
  1. Prodrug
  2. Morphine
  3. Children
  4. Fast Metabolizers
  5. Slow Metabolizers
85
Q

Increased metabolizers associated with the CYP2D6 gene may have increased nausea and decreased pain controll with…

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  1. Oxycodone
  2. Hydrocodone
  3. methadone
86
Q

Codine has unpredictable pharmacokinetics and half lives due to

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CYP2D6 gene polymorphisms

87
Q

Opioid least likely to be impacted by genetic variability. Predictable pharmacokinetics.

A

Fentanyl

88
Q

side effect rate can be influenced by ….

A

The rate of metabolism

89
Q

Ultra-rapid metabolizers are at risk for

A

PONV

90
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Prototype for Opioids

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Morphine

91
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Opioids and Perioperative cardiovasucular effects (4)

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  1. Minimal impairment of CV function but has additive effect with other analgesics
  2. profound vasodilation/ decrease SVR- most evident in patients with hypovolemia
  3. Dose dependant bradycardia- via vagal stimulation (nuclei in medula) andDirect SA/AV nodal depression
  4. Impairmennt of SNS responseand baseline toneorthostatic hypotension that is pronounced with hypovolemia
92
Q

morphine and meperedine and cardiovascular effects

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Have a dose dependant histamine release

  1. risk more vasodilation - decreased BP and SVR
  2. risk bronchospasm
93
Q

Why is meperidine an exception to the CV effects of opioids

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It will cause tachycardia - due to its atropine like structure

94
Q

When a large dose of opioids are given and the BP drops what is it likely due to?

A

Hypovolemia with vasodilation it is NOT likely a contractility isusse, Opioids are pretty cardiac stable

95
Q

Opioids and HR

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  1. Dose dependant bradycardia
    1. Central vagal stimulation
    2. act directly on SA/AV nodal depression
96
Q

Opioids and vascualture

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Vasodilation/ Decreased SVR

  1. decreased SNS response and baseline tone
  2. decreased CO and venous pooling = orthostatic hypotension
  3. Pronounced effect on vasculature
97
Q

What opiods do we want to avoid in astmatics? Why?

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Morphine and meperidiene-

  1. dose and infusion rate dependant histamine release
  2. causes more vasodilation and BRONCHOSPASM
98
Q

Do opioids produce amnesia

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No

99
Q

Opioids and patients with increased ICP

A
  1. Must have ventilations controlled prior to giving opioids
  2. Hypoventilation and Increased CO2 will cause cerebral vasodilation and increased ICP
100
Q

As long as ____________________ Opioids will cause a modest decrease in ICP

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  1. ventilations are controlled
101
Q

Opioids and urination

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  1. Increased Uregency and reduced ability to void
  2. Increased tone and peristaltic activity of ureter
  3. incresed tone of detrusor
102
Q

Opioids can cause a spasm of the ________________and ____________ contraction with ____________ billiary pressure. This smooth muscle contraction may feel like an _____ and can be releived with __________ or ___________. __________ will make the patient vomit.

A
  1. Sphincter of Oddi
  2. gallbladder
  3. increased
  4. MI
  5. Glucagon
  6. Nitroglycerine
  7. Glucagon
103
Q

Constipation, decreased gastric motility and prolonged gastric emptying are caused by

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Spasm of GI smooth muscle from opioids

104
Q

Why do opioids cause nausea and vomiting

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  1. decreased gastric emptying
  2. stimulation of chemoreceptor zone of the 4th ventricle
    1. balanced depression of medulary vomiting center
105
Q

Puritis and Opioids

A

cause is unknown, could be the histamine release with morphine and meperidine, but fentanyl it is unknown

  1. fentanyl nose itch
106
Q

drugs that cause adverse affect: muscle rigidity in chest, abdomen, jaw and extremeties

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  1. Fentanyl
  2. Sufentanyl
  3. Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
107
Q

issues with adverse affect: muscle rigidity from opioids

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  1. High airway pressures from increased intrathoracic pressure and decreased veonus return
  2. difficult/impossible to Venltilate
  3. only releived my non-depolarizing muscle relaxant
  4. glottic rigidity and closure reported
108
Q

Increased Tidal voume and decreased RR

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Smaller dose of opioids

109
Q

Increased CO2 and decrease O2

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Ventilatory effects of smaller doses of opioids

110
Q

Decreased TV and Decreased RR

A

Larger dose of opioids

111
Q

decreased ventilation and decreased response to CO2

A

Hypercarbia

112
Q

Perioperative ventalitory effects of opioids

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  1. Dose dependant respiratory depression
  2. Decreased chest wall compliance
  3. constriction of pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles
  4. cough supression
  5. Dramatically decreased response to hypercarbia and hypoxia
113
Q

Factors that increase the magnitude and duration of opioid induced respiratory depression

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  1. more pain = less respiratory depression/sedation
  2. Intermittent boluses have higher degree of respiratory depression than contiuous infusion
  3. Speed of injection
  4. Concurrent admin with other anesthetics
  5. Decreased clearance- active metabolites build up
  6. Age- older an younger
114
Q

consiterable first pass effect - dose seems really large

A

Morphine

115
Q

Abuse of this very bad because of the APAP component

A

Vicodin / Hydrocodone

116
Q

1/2 live 3-4 hours, then converted to an active metablolite

A
  1. Morphine
  2. converted to morphine-6-glucuroninde
117
Q

prodrug- active form is morphine

A

Codeine (3-methylpmorphine)

118
Q
  1. Long plasma half life 8-59 hours or 13-100, sources vary
    1. High variability among individuals
A

Methadone

119
Q

Oxycodone

  1. long acting
  2. with acetomenophen
  3. with ASA
A
  1. Oxycontin
  2. Percocet
  3. Percodan
120
Q

Hydrocodone is ALWAYS combined with

A
  1. APAP
  2. ASA
  3. Ibuprofun
  4. antihistamine
121
Q

Antitussive affects reamin without conversion- lower doses needed

A

Codeine (3-methylmorphine)

122
Q

No active metabolites - safer in patients with renal dysfunction

A
  1. Oxycodone
  2. Methadone
123
Q

Ineffective in 10% caucasions and 30% asians due to the lack in 2D6

A

Codeine (3-methymorphine)

124
Q

dosed QD for opioid addiction treatment

A

Methadone

125
Q

Synthetic opioid

A

Methadone

126
Q

Combined with

  1. APAP
  2. Gusifenesin
  3. promethazine
A

Codeine (3-methyl-morphine)

127
Q

analgesic and antitussive

A

Hydrocodone Vicodin

128
Q

mild paine relief

A

Codiene (3-methylmorphine)

129
Q

used for chronic pain

A

Hydrocodone/vicodin

130
Q

severe acute pain

A

morphine

131
Q

Moderate to severe pain, chronic pain and post op pain

A

oxycodone

132
Q
  1. chronic pain syndrome treatmentbecause of its long half life
  2. dosed BID or TID (q 4-8 hours) to maintain steady plasma concentrations
A

Methadone

133
Q

Used for neuropathic pain

A

Methadone

134
Q

At risk for respiratory depression secondary to its long unpredictable half time

A

Methadone

135
Q

How long does it take to develop tolerance to opioids?

A

48 hours - need to taper

136
Q

Timeline of tolerance

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  1. reduction of adverse effects
  2. shorter duration of analgesia
  3. decrease in effectiveness
  4. does not work
137
Q

how can tolerance be surmounted?

A

increase the dose

138
Q

in addition to tolerance of analgesic effects, tolerance also occurs to

A

Respiratory and CNS adverse effects

139
Q

____________ exists amung all ___________, but it is not 100% so when switching drugs start at ______ _____________ dose

A

Cross-Tolerance exists amung all full agonists, but it is not 100% so when switching drugs start at half the equianalgesic dose

140
Q

switching opioid tolerant patients to _______ may improve pain releif

A

Methadone

141
Q

What side effect dies NOT go away with tolerance

A

Constipation- a stimulant laxative w/ or without stool softener should be started early in treatment

142
Q

With tolerance __________ and _________ effects go away

A

sedative and emetic

143
Q

causes abstinance symptoms on sudden d/c

A

dependence

144
Q

addiction involves ___________ , ____________, and ___________ factors

A
  1. psychological dependence
  2. Biologic
  3. social
145
Q

Dosages of opioids

A

No minimum or maximum unless they have APAP or ASA

146
Q

what type of dosong should be used in chronic pain

A

sustained release- so they tond have peaks and valleys

147
Q

among individuals a __________ varioation of analgesia is obtained with a single dose

A

10 fold

148
Q

Neuralaxial analgesia (diffusion)

A
  1. Cross the dura onto mu receptors to the substantia geletinosa
  2. difuses into the vascularture to get systmeic effect
149
Q

given neuroaxial: very lipid soluable

A

fentanyl

150
Q

Given neuroaxial: very water soluable - will circulate with CSF

A

Morphine

151
Q

Opioids in the epeidural space may diffuse into

  1. _______
  2. _______
  3. _______
A
  1. fat
  2. systemic absorbtion (vasculature)
  3. CSF
152
Q

Cephalad movemnt of ipoid in CSF depends on ____________.

A

Lipid solubility

153
Q

Fentanyl which has ____________ will be _____________ by uptake into the spinal cord,

Where as, _________ opioid will __________fro transfer to the cephald location such as _______

A
  1. lipid solubility
  2. limited in migration
  3. les soluable
  4. remain in CSF
  5. Morphine
154
Q

More lipid soluabel = ____________

A

Quicker peak in CSF and systemic concentration

155
Q

Why is the dose for an epidural 5x higher than that for a spinal?

A

Because the spinal is directly at the site

156
Q

Using local anesthesia such as spinals and epidurals may decrease

A

overall anesthetic requirements

157
Q
A

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