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what are the 5 types of pain?

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  • acute
  • chronic
  • visceral
  • somatic
  • neuropathic
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allodynia

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A nonpainful stimulus felt as painful in spite of normal-appearing tissues

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analgesia

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inability to feel pain

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dysesthesia

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abnormal response to touch

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hyperalgesia

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increased sensitivity to pain

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hyperesthesia

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Increased sensitivity to stimulation, excluding the special senses.

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hyperpathia

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Increased pain reaction to any stimulus, with increased threshold

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paresthesia

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An abnormal sensation, whether spontaneous or evoked

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hypesthesia

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Decreased sensitivity to stimulation, excluding the special senses.

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hypesthesia

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Decreased sensitivity to stimulation, excluding the special senses.

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chronic pain

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  • persists longer than the temporal course of natural healing, associated with a particular type of injury or disease process.
  • Chronic defined as pain greater than 3 months duration
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neuropathic pain

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is typically burning in nature . It can be electrical, deep and aching, heavy, and cramping in nature

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somatic pain

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typical pain felt when one breaks a bone or cuts the skin. generally well-localized pain that results from the activation of peripheral nociceptors

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visceral pain

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pain is pain from ureteral colic, bowel obstruction, or urinary obstruction. nociceptors of the (organs). Visceral structures are highly sensitive to distension (stretch), ischemia and inflammation/ generalized aching or squeezing,
Acute and chronic pain can share any one of these characteristics.

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nocireceptive pain

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includes both somatic and visceral pain.

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peripheral nerve fibers enter the….

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dorsal horn

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three important types of peripheral sensory fibers

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  • A Delta fibers are sparsely myelinated, large-diameter, fast-conducting fibers, and transmit well-localized, sharp pain
  • C fibers are unmyelinated, small diameter, slow-conducting, transmit poorly localized, dull, aching pain
  • A Beta fibers are heavily myelinated, largest diameter, very fast, transmit touch, vibration, position sense
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five categories of analgesics

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  • NSAIDs
  • opioids
  • anti-depressants
  • anti-convulsants
  • adjunctive drugs
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NSAIDs work on what? which does what?

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PGH synthase and COX

- convert arachidonic acid to prostaglandins and thromboxanes

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key mediator of both central and peripheral pain sensitization

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PGE2 (prostaglandin)

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two types of COX and their importance in pain management

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COX1 - constantly active, side effect of NSAID is its inhibition

COX2 - released in inflammation, inhibited by NSAIDs for analgesia

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NSAID classification

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Carboxylic Acids
- Salicylic Acids & Esters
- Acetic Acids
- Propionic Acids
- Antrancillic Acids 
Enolic Acids
- Oxicams
Cox-2 Inhibitors
Analine Derivatives
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contrast the three acetic acid derivatives

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indomethicin 
- COX inhibitor
- gout and osteoarthritis (synovial fluid)
- high incidence of side effects
diclofenac (potassium immediate, sodium delayed)
- COX2 selective
- post-operative pain relief
ketorolac
- COX inhibitor
- bad for kidney
- post-operative pain
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contrast the three propionic acid derivatives

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naproxen (aleve) - intermediate half life

ibuprofen - headache and migraine, menstrual pain, and acute postoperative pain, short half life

oxaprozin - long half life, once a day (shoulder pain)

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what is the primary enolic acid derivative?
meloxicam - COX2 preferential, less GI issues than propionic and acetic acid derivatives, don't need to adjust dose for elderly
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what is the primary analine derivative?
acetaminophen (tylenol) - mechanism not clear - overdose can cause liver failure - safest and most cost effective non opioid analgesic
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what is the primary analine derivative?
acetaminophen (tylenol) - mechanism not clear - overdose can cause liver failure
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two NSAID hypersensitivity syndromes
- asthma | - angioedema and urticaria
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gastrointestinal side effects of NSAIDs
- gastric distress - superficial mucosal lesion - serious ulceration
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what is the most common cause of acute liver failure in the US?
salicylic acid and acetaminophen use for pain
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when should NSAIDs be avoided in pregnancy?
third trimester
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approved NSAIDs during breast feeding
``` naproxen acetominophen piroxicam ibuprofen indomethicin ```
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lithium and NSAIDs
lithium toxicity
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NSAIDs to avoid in renal disease and those to use
indomethicin ketorolac use none, or maybe acetaminophen
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NSAIDs to avoid in sulfa allergies and those to use
celecoxib (celebrex) use non-selective NSAID
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NSAIDs to avoid in sulfa allergies
celecoxib (celebrex)
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NSAIDs to avoid in hypertension
all but aspiring and sulindac
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NSAIDs to avoid in elderly and those to use
diclofenac and ibuprofen use meloxicam or celecoxib
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NSAIDs to avoid in cardiac disease
diclofenac and ibuprofen
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NSAIDs to avoid in GI disease
ketorolac
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what is the important anticonvulsant to know
gabapentin
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gabapentin mechanism
prevents Ca influx at dorsal horn
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TCAs used for
- neuropathic pain
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caution using TCAs in
- elderly | - those who don't want to gain weight
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venlafexine and duloxetine are what type of drug?
SNRIs
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SNRIs used for what type of pain?
- neuropathic pain
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caution in using SNRIs
- weight gain | - other SNRIs
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what are the natural opiates?
codein and morphine
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caution in using morphine
- not with MAOIs | - dangerous in renal failure
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when is morphine a good option?
- ok with hepatic failure but use lower doses
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what are the fully synthetic opioids?
meperidine | fentanyl
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cautions of meperidine
- not with MAOIs | - not for routine use
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when use meperidine?
acute severe pain
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what are the semi-synthetic opioids?
oxycodone oxymorphone hydrocodone
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cautions with oxycodone
- additive with CNS depressants | - half life drastically lengthened in hepatic disease
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half life of oxycodone
2-3 hours
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caution with oxymorphone
- end product of oxycodone metabolism | - very addictive and twice as powerful as morphine
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caution with methadone
- can cause arrhythmias and long QTc | - tremendous caution in elderly
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methadone mechanism
- modulation phase of nocireception | - NMDA antagonist
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methadone half life
8.5-47 hours, highly variable
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fentanyl caution
- 80 times stronger than morphine - half life increases in renal failure - skin permeability can increase in hepatic failure
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fentanyl administered by....
patch
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hydrocodone caution
- most abused drug in US
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hydromorphone potency
7.5 time stronger than morphine
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hydromorphine best used in
renal failure patients
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hydromorphone caution
- avoid sustained release in hepatic failure
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tramadol cautions
- caution with methadone or with SNRIs
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strategy for opioids in elderly
- do not withhold | - begin cautiously and monitor well
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how do we know blood tests are not consistent with poppy seed use?
- morphine level greater than 1000 ng/ml | - no codeine detected

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