Pain/ Pharmacology Flashcards
Impact of pain:
lifesyle change,
unable to work
mental and physical deterioration
realtionships weakened
Somatic pain
detected by receptors in skin, bone and tissue
Visceral pain
activated by pain receptors in thoracic, abdominal, pelvic cavities
two types of nociceptive pain
somatic and visceral
how nociceptive feels
sharp, aching, throbbing etc
neuropathic pain
Damage to pathological changes in inhibitory functions of peripheral/ central nervous system
Psychogenic Pain
Related to psychological disorders, no organic cause
Acute pain
Last several days, hours or up to 3 months ie. Labour pains, touching hot stove
Chronic Pain:
Lasts longer than 3 months ie. Fibromyalgia
Some Physiological Responses to Pain
Increase pulse and respirations
Increase endocrine
Decrease gastric motility
Decrease mental functions- despair, anxiety, sleeplessness
Types of pain scales
Analogue scales, verbal scales, numerical scales
Braden Scale
Reasons to have knowledge about Pharmacology
45 mins after meds, is optimal time for treatment
Understand response to drugs
Schedule for optimal performance
Recognize drug reactions
How drugs work?
therapeutic range, and recommended dosage
Metabolized 2 ways
absorption- through bloodstream and distribution - transported through circulation
Excretion of drugs
Excreted by kidneys
