Test 3 - Drug Sheet Terms Flashcards
Analgesia - def
loss of sensibility to pain.
Anesthesia - def
refers not only to loss of pain but also loss of all other sensations.
Balanced Anesthesia - def
Refers to use of combinations of drugs to accomplish what inhalation anesthetic cannot do alone.
Minimum Alveolar Concentration - def
an index of inhalation anesthetic potency - MAC od a drug in the alveolar air that will produce immobility in 50% of patients exposed to a painful stimulus.
Adjuncts - def
Complement beneficial effects of inhalation anesthetics and counteract adverse effects.
Antiemetics - def
suppress nausea and vomiting.
Narcotic - def
analgesic, CNS depressant, and any drug capable of causing physical dependance.
Opiate - def
derived from opium, like morphine or codeine.
Opioid - def
Drug ressembling opiate.
Pain - def
an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.
Nociceptive Pain - def
results from injury to tissues - called Somatic or Visceral.
Neuropathic Pain - def
results from injury to peripheral nerves.
AHCPR - def
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
NSAID - def
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs.
Adjuvant Analgesics - complement the effects of…
opioids. They are used in combination with opioids, not as a substitute.
Neurolytic Nerve Block - destroys…
neurons that transmit pain (permanent relief.)
Migraine - def
unilateral, throbbing, or non-throbbing head pain, often associated with nausea, vomiting, photophobia, phonophobia.
Classic Migraine - def
Migraine with Aura.
Common Migraine - def
Migraine WITHOUT Aura.
Prophylaxis - def
prevention.
Insomnia - def
inability to sleep.
Agoraphobic - def
condition characterized by anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing - leads to avoidance of certain places or situations.
Obsessions - def
involuntary thoughts that consume at least one hour/day and cause distress.
Compulsions - def
an overwhelming urge to perform an irrational act or ritual; repetitive.
Tolerance - def
State in which a particular dose elicits a smaller response than it did with initial use.
Cross-tolerance - def
State in which tolerance to one drug confers tolerance to another drug.
Physical Dependence - def
State in which an abstinence syndrome will occur if drug use is discontinued - a result of neuroadaptive processes in brain due to extended drug use.
Cross-Dependence - def
ability of one drug to support physical dependence on another drug.
Withdrawal Syndrome - def
Symptoms that occur after drug withdrawal.
