Pain Basics COPY Flashcards
Pain most paitients feel in the perioperative period
Protective physiologic pain from tissue damage
Peripehral nociceptive neuron stimulated by noxious stimuli asrnd signal to CNS - brain and spinal cord for input and sensation of pain
Protective physiologic pain from tissue damage
firing of a neuron that is not indicative of of physical damage, but is a pathalogical firing
Neuropathic pain
Pain out of proportion to noxious stimuli
Hyperalgesia
Pain evoked by a non-noxious stumuli
Allodynia
pain with no apparent stimuli - it is NERVE pain
spontaneous pain
Peripheral nociceptive neuron activated by intense noxious stimimuli (tissue damage) via
- Mechanical
- thermal
- chemical
slow conduction, dull, burning, diffuse
non-mylinated C fibers
fast conduction - sharp and well localized
A-delta fibers
nociceptiv impulse depends on the balance between
excitatory and inhibatory receptors
excitatory catioon channel activated by:
- Protons
- heat
- capsaisin
- Endovanilloids
TRIP1
Blocking this TRPV1
Pain medicine too good, lost protective mechanism ad could not perceive pain
- inhibatory
- Bind to GPCR to initiate cascade (PKA)
- increase K conductance hyperpolarizing the cell
Opioids
hyperpolarizing the cell with opioids means
cells will need a stronger stimulus to fire
Locations of opioid receptors
- Peripheral tissues
- dorsal horn of spinal cord
- Brain (this is wher opioids work)
promotes depolarization and stimulates pain
Bradykinin and Prostaglandins
Area of dorsal horn that is very rich in opioid peptides and receptors
substantia geletinosa
Synapse in dorsal horn at lamina I, II, III, V
A-delta fibers
Synapse in dorsal horn at lamina I and II
C-fibers
Located in lamina II and III
Substantia gelatinosa
what is in the substantia gelatinosa
- short inhibatory neurons that receive afferent fibers from A-delta and C fibers
- descending pathways that are moculating pain signals (they are inhibatory)
Determine weather a pain signal is sent to the higher centers for processing or modulated
Internurons
sends pain signals to the thalamac which then sends pain signals to the somatosensory cortes
neospinothalamic tract
responsible for the experience of pain
neospinathalamic tract
sends pain signals to the brainstem which then signals to the thalamus, hyptothalamus and elsewhere
peleospinothalamic tract
Causes the stress response to pain
paleaospinothalamic tract
tract we want to supress with pain that causes the SNS to release a ton of cortisol
paleospinothalamic tract
Opioids releive not only the ____________ aspect of pain, it also releves the ___________ aspect thereby preventing ___________ or _____________ from the exaggerated stress response.
- somatosensory
- physiologic
- MI
- prolonged healing
descending _____________ pathways originate in the ____________/ __________ including areas such as _____________, ____________, ___________, ______________
- inhibatory
- midbrain/brainstem
- Periaquaductal gray
- amygdala
- corpus striatum
- Hypothalmus
In descending pathways neurons from the midbrain/brainstem project into the ______________which then sends its descending neurons __________ to synapse in the ____________
- nucleus raphe magnus
- down the spinal cord
- substantia gelatinosa
opioids and the brain
act pre and post synaptically to activate descending inhibatory pathways
opioids and the spinal cord
work directly on the dorsal horn of the spinal cord
opioids and the periphery
act on peripheral teminals of nociceptive neurons
why is the perception of noxious stimuli not the same as pain?
it is lacking the emotional component
Opioids can change patients __________ without necessarily changing the patients ability to __________ noxious stimuli
- tolerance of pain
- perceive
ie- they can still tell you where the wound is
Opioids are effective for both ________ and _______ pain
somatic and visceral
The main use of opioids on anestehsia
Attenuate the SNS response to noxious stimuli- Laryngoscopy
During inductons opioids are used to _____________and causes the patient to have _______________
- maintain stable hemodynamics
- less Cardiovascualr comprimise
If opioids are not given to someone with coranary artery disease durring laryngoscopy
could have an MI with a really fast heart rate
opoids and inhaled anesthetics
act as an adjunct allowing for less use of inhaled agent
cardiac anestheisia and opioids
opioids are used as a sole anesthetic
natrurally occuring drugs derrived from opium from the poppy plant
Opiate
- Morphine
- Codeine
Natural and synthetic substances that bind to opioid receptors and produce and agonist effect
- Opioid
- anything that acts like an opiate
Term for DEA regualtions
narcotics
therepeutic agents with the general opioid structure
Opioids
Opioids produce analgesia without loss of
- Touch
- Propioception
- Conciousness
Unique characteristics that set opioids apart
- no ceiling effect or max dose
- tolerance and cross tolerance
Tolerance with opiods is associated with ____________ but not necessarily __________ - this is expected
- Physical dependance
- psychological
naturally occuring opioids
- Morphine
- Codeine
semisynthetic: analogs of morphine
- heroine and dihydromorhone
- heroine and fentanyl are very structurally similar
Synthetic Opioids
- Exogenous
- Has 4 classifications
- agonist
- partial aginist
- mixed agonist/antagonist
- antagonist
Synthetic antagonist
Narcan
- can reach maximum eficacy on dose response curve
- their potency is what varries
Synthetic agonists (full)
- will have a ceiling effect
- cannot reach maximum effect on dose response curve
Synthetic partial agnosts
Synthetic opioid agonist / antagonist
- agonist at kappa receptors
- antagonist and mu receptors
if their is any potential you will need to switch to a full agonist you want to start with
a parial agonist and NOT an agonist / antagonist
OPIOIDS MECHANISM OF ACTION
Activate ___________________ and act
-
_______________to directly decrease neurotransmission by:
- increase K conductance (_______________)
- Ca++ channnel inactivation (_________________)
- inhabitionof ____________ (______________)
- Modulation of___________- signaling cascade for phospholipase C
-
_______________
- Decrease ____,__________,________and ___________
- anytime you hyperoplarize a membrane you decrease _______________
OPIOIDS MECHANISM OF ACTION
Activate stereo-specific G-protein coupled receptors and act
-
post-synaptically to directly decrease neurotransmission by:
- increase K conductance (hyperpolarization)
- Ca++ channnel inactivation (decreased NT release)
- inhabitionof adenylate cyclase (decreased cAMP)
- Modulation of phospinositide- signaling cascade for phospholipase C
-
Pre synaptically
- Decrease ACh, dopamine, norepi and Substance p release
- anytime you hyperoplarize a membrane you decrease NT release
anytime you hyperpolarize a cell you
decrease neurotransmitter release
Opioids POST-synaptic mechanism of action
- increase K conductance (hyperpolarization)
- Ca++ channel inactivation (decreases NT release)
- Modulationo of phospinositide- signaling cascade for phospholipase C
- Inhabition of adenlyate cyclase (decrese cAMP)
Opioids PRE-synaptic mechanism of action
- inhibits the release of excitatory neurotransmitters
- ACh
- Dopamine
- Norepi
- Substance P
Opioid receptors
- Mu (agnoist binding site)
- Kappa (antagonist binding site)
- Delta
When opioids bind to receptors they
activate endogenous pain modulating systems
All endogenous and exogenous opiois agonists work at these receptors
Mu-1 and Mu-2
May actually cause immunosupression and accelerate some types of cancer
Mu-3
Mu receptors location
- brain- supraspinal
- spinalcord
- periphery
Supraspinal is thought to be the principal site of action but also works at spinal cord and periphery
Mu-1
Mu-1 receptor activation causes
- euphoria
- miosis pupil constriction
- Bradycardia
- Urinary retention
- hypothermia- impairment of thermal regulation
Mu-2 receptor activation effects
Most of the bad effects
- Hypoventilation
- physical dependence
- constipation
receptor that principal site of action is the spinal cord, but also has some supruaspinal action as well
Mu-2
opioid agonist/antagonists have principal site of action
kappa receptor
responsibe for supraspinal , spinal and peripheral analgesia
Kappa receptor
Kappa receptor activation effects
- Dysphoria
- sedation
- Miosis- pupillary constriction
- Diuresis
dysnorphins act on these receptors
Kappa receptors
endogenouas ligand of enkephalin
Delta receptor
Main site of action is peripheral (but also acts supraspinal and spinal)
Delta Receptor
receptors involved in hypoventilation from opioids
Mu-2 and Delta
Delta receptor activation
- Peripheral analgesia
- Hypoventilation
- Constipation
- Urinary Retention
Located on Chromosome 6q24-q25
Mu opoid receptor
aspartated in place of asparagine
10-20% of the population
- Nucleotide 118 polymorphism
- Gene Effects agonist binding to Mu receptor
valine in place of alanine
1-10% of population
- Nucleotide 17 polymorphism
- Gene Effects agonist binding to Mu opioid receptor
Why are opioids more of an art than a science
- there are polymorphisms that effect opioid binding
- incidences can vary with racial/ethnic groups
Two things genetics can influence
- Receptors
- CYP 450 metabolism
5 common polymorphisms can alter the metabolism of codine
CYP2D6
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
- Prodrug
- Morphine
- Children
- Fast Metabolizers
- Slow Metabolizers
Increased metabolizers associated with the CYP2D6 gene may have increased nausea and decreased pain controll with…
- Oxycodone
- Hydrocodone
- methadone
Codine has unpredictable pharmacokinetics and half lives due to
CYP2D6 gene polymorphisms
Opioid least likely to be impacted by genetic variability. Predictable pharmacokinetics.
Fentanyl
side effect rate can be influenced by ….
The rate of metabolism
Ultra-rapid metabolizers are at risk for
PONV
Prototype for Opioids
Morphine
Opioids and Perioperative cardiovasucular effects (4)
- Minimal impairment of CV function but has additive effect with other analgesics
- profound vasodilation/ decrease SVR- most evident in patients with hypovolemia
- Dose dependant bradycardia- via vagal stimulation (nuclei in medula) andDirect SA/AV nodal depression
- Impairmennt of SNS responseand baseline toneorthostatic hypotension that is pronounced with hypovolemia
morphine and meperedine and cardiovascular effects
Have a dose dependant histamine release
- risk more vasodilation - decreased BP and SVR
- risk bronchospasm
Why is meperidine an exception to the CV effects of opioids
It will cause tachycardia - due to its atropine like structure
When a large dose of opioids are given and the BP drops what is it likely due to?
Hypovolemia with vasodilation it is NOT likely a contractility isusse, Opioids are pretty cardiac stable
Opioids and HR
- Dose dependant bradycardia
- Central vagal stimulation
- act directly on SA/AV nodal depression
Opioids and vascualture
Vasodilation/ Decreased SVR
- decreased SNS response and baseline tone
- decreased CO and venous pooling = orthostatic hypotension
- Pronounced effect on vasculature
What opiods do we want to avoid in astmatics? Why?
Morphine and meperidiene-
- dose and infusion rate dependant histamine release
- causes more vasodilation and BRONCHOSPASM
Do opioids produce amnesia
No
Opioids and patients with increased ICP
- Must have ventilations controlled prior to giving opioids
- Hypoventilation and Increased CO2 will cause cerebral vasodilation and increased ICP
As long as ____________________ Opioids will cause a modest decrease in ICP
- ventilations are controlled
Opioids and urination
- Increased Uregency and reduced ability to void
- Increased tone and peristaltic activity of ureter
- incresed tone of detrusor
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.
- Sphincter of Oddi
- gallbladder
- increased
- MI
- Glucagon
- Nitroglycerine
- Glucagon
Constipation, decreased gastric motility and prolonged gastric emptying are caused by
Spasm of GI smooth muscle from opioids
Why do opioids cause nausea and vomiting
- decreased gastric emptying
- stimulation of chemoreceptor zone of the 4th ventricle
- balanced depression of medulary vomiting center
Puritis and Opioids
cause is unknown, could be the histamine release with morphine and meperidine, but fentanyl it is unknown
- fentanyl nose itch
drugs that cause adverse affect: muscle rigidity in chest, abdomen, jaw and extremeties
- Fentanyl
- Sufentanyl
- Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
issues with adverse affect: muscle rigidity from opioids
- High airway pressures from increased intrathoracic pressure and decreased veonus return
- difficult/impossible to Venltilate
- only releived my non-depolarizing muscle relaxant
- glottic rigidity and closure reported
Increased Tidal voume and decreased RR
Smaller dose of opioids
Increased CO2 and decrease O2
Ventilatory effects of smaller doses of opioids
Decreased TV and Decreased RR
Larger dose of opioids
decreased ventilation and decreased response to CO2
Hypercarbia
Perioperative ventalitory effects of opioids
- Dose dependant respiratory depression
- Decreased chest wall compliance
- constriction of pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles
- cough supression
- Dramatically decreased response to hypercarbia and hypoxia
Factors that increase the magnitude and duration of opioid induced respiratory depression
- more pain = less respiratory depression/sedation
- Intermittent boluses have higher degree of respiratory depression than contiuous infusion
- Speed of injection
- Concurrent admin with other anesthetics
- Decreased clearance- active metabolites build up
- Age- older an younger
consiterable first pass effect - dose seems really large
Morphine
Abuse of this very bad because of the APAP component
Vicodin / Hydrocodone
1/2 live 3-4 hours, then converted to an active metablolite
- Morphine
- converted to morphine-6-glucuroninde
prodrug- active form is morphine
Codeine (3-methylpmorphine)
- Long plasma half life 8-59 hours or 13-100, sources vary
- High variability among individuals
Methadone
Oxycodone
- long acting
- with acetomenophen
- with ASA
- Oxycontin
- Percocet
- Percodan
Hydrocodone is ALWAYS combined with
- APAP
- ASA
- Ibuprofun
- antihistamine
Antitussive affects reamin without conversion- lower doses needed
Codeine (3-methylmorphine)
No active metabolites - safer in patients with renal dysfunction
- Oxycodone
- Methadone
Ineffective in 10% caucasions and 30% asians due to the lack in 2D6
Codeine (3-methymorphine)
dosed QD for opioid addiction treatment
Methadone
Synthetic opioid
Methadone
Combined with
- APAP
- Gusifenesin
- promethazine
Codeine (3-methyl-morphine)
analgesic and antitussive
Hydrocodone Vicodin
mild paine relief
Codiene (3-methylmorphine)
used for chronic pain
Hydrocodone/vicodin
severe acute pain
morphine
Moderate to severe pain, chronic pain and post op pain
oxycodone
- chronic pain syndrome treatmentbecause of its long half life
- dosed BID or TID (q 4-8 hours) to maintain steady plasma concentrations
Methadone
Used for neuropathic pain
Methadone
At risk for respiratory depression secondary to its long unpredictable half time
Methadone
How long does it take to develop tolerance to opioids?
48 hours - need to taper
Timeline of tolerance
- reduction of adverse effects
- shorter duration of analgesia
- decrease in effectiveness
- does not work
how can tolerance be surmounted?
increase the dose
in addition to tolerance of analgesic effects, tolerance also occurs to
Respiratory and CNS adverse effects
____________ exists amung all ___________, but it is not 100% so when switching drugs start at ______ _____________ dose
Cross-Tolerance exists amung all full agonists, but it is not 100% so when switching drugs start at half the equianalgesic dose
switching opioid tolerant patients to _______ may improve pain releif
Methadone
What side effect dies NOT go away with tolerance
Constipation- a stimulant laxative w/ or without stool softener should be started early in treatment
With tolerance __________ and _________ effects go away
sedative and emetic
causes abstinance symptoms on sudden d/c
dependence
addiction involves ___________ , ____________, and ___________ factors
- psychological dependence
- Biologic
- social
Dosages of opioids
No minimum or maximum unless they have APAP or ASA
what type of dosong should be used in chronic pain
sustained release- so they tond have peaks and valleys
among individuals a __________ varioation of analgesia is obtained with a single dose
10 fold
Neuralaxial analgesia (diffusion)
- Cross the dura onto mu receptors to the substantia geletinosa
- difuses into the vascularture to get systmeic effect
given neuroaxial: very lipid soluable
fentanyl
Given neuroaxial: very water soluable - will circulate with CSF
Morphine
Opioids in the epeidural space may diffuse into
- _______
- _______
- _______
- fat
- systemic absorbtion (vasculature)
- CSF
Cephalad movemnt of ipoid in CSF depends on ____________.
Lipid solubility
Fentanyl which has ____________ will be _____________ by uptake into the spinal cord,
Where as, _________ opioid will __________fro transfer to the cephald location such as _______
- lipid solubility
- limited in migration
- les soluable
- remain in CSF
- Morphine
More lipid soluabel = ____________
Quicker peak in CSF and systemic concentration
Why is the dose for an epidural 5x higher than that for a spinal?
Because the spinal is directly at the site
Using local anesthesia such as spinals and epidurals may decrease
overall anesthetic requirements