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Pruritis Flashcards

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What is pruritis

A

itch

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What are mediators of itch

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histamine, PGE2, unmyelinated C fibres, opiates, heparin, histamine, leukotriene

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What is pruritoceptive

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something in skin that causes itch

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what is neuropathic

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damage to nerves causing itch

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neurogenic

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no damage to nerves but itch caused by opiates ect

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psychogenic

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psychological with no nerve damage

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Name some systemic diseases associated with itch

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haemotological, kidney, bile and liver, psychogenic, paraneoplatic, thyroid

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Treatment of itch

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emollients, anti histamine, antidepressants

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