TMD Tx Flashcards
ACUTE PAIN CAN BECOME CHRONIC IF IT LASTS
MORE THAN ____-_____ months OR THE TIME IT
WOULD TAKE CONNECTIVE TISSUE TO HEAL
3 TO 6 MONTHS
CHRONIC TMD PAIN SYNDROMES LAST AT MORE THAN ___ MONTHS
6 months
What are the 4 COMMON CO-EXISTING PAIN CONDITIONS?
- TMD
- FIBROMYALGIA
- HEADACHES (MIGRAINES, TENSION-TYPE, AND TAC’S)
- IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)
What is the max dose of tylenol for chronic pain?
3000 mg/day
What is the typical max dose of tylenol without chronic pain?
4000 mg/day
PARACETAMOL (GENERIC IN SOME FOREIGN COUNTRIES)
* APAP (ACETYL-PARA-AMINOPHENOL)
* NO ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS
* MINIMAL INCREASED RISK OF BLEEDING
* OVERDOSE: HEPATOTOXICITY
Acetaminophen
What is max rec dose for Ibuprofen?
3.2 g
What is max rec dose for aspirin?
4 g
Percocet and Roxicet contains what drugs?
Tylenol and Oxycodone
Vicodin and Norco contain what drugs?
Tylenol and Hydrocodone
Advantages of ______ opioids
* MORE CONSISTENT ANALGESIA
* FEWER ADVERSE EFFECTS
* MORE TOLERANCE TO ADVERSE EFFECTS
* BETTER SLEEP ➔BETTER DAYTIME FUNCTION
* LESS EUPHORIA, ADDICTION, DIVERSION
Long acting opioids
- AT ____ dose of NSAIDs
- ANTIPYRETIC EFFECTS
- ANALGESIC EFFECTS
Low dose
- AT ____ DOSES of NSAIDs
- MORE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS BESIDES MENTIONED EFFECTS
High dose
- OTC 200MG
- RX 400MG, 600MG, 800MG
- MAX DOSE: 3200 MG PER DAY IN DIVIDED DOSES
- TOXICITY: GI ULCER
- TO REACH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS MUST USE 1800MG-3200MG/DAY IN DIVIDED DOSES
IBUPROFEN (MOTRIN®, ADVIL®)
- MAX DAILY DOSE: 1500 MG PER DAY IN DIVIDED DOSES
- TOXICITY: GI ULCER
- COMBINATION WITH PPI ESOMEPRAZOLE TO MINIMIZE THE GI DAMAGE (BRAND NAME VIMOVO®)
NAPROXEN (ALEVE® 220MG OTC)