Unit 2- Analgesics Flashcards
CNS Pharmacology
How drugs alter brain activity and offset pathology
Neuro Pharmacology
How drugs act on neurons at cellular/molecular level
Psycho Pharmacology
How drugs modify behavior, perception, and affect thoughts
Drugs Passing BBB
Small, lipid soluble, poorly protein bound, non ionized at CSF pH, diffusion or carrier transport
Analgesic Therapy
Reduce transduction, transmission, modulation, and perception of pain
Visceral Pain
In the abdominal or thoracic cavity
Somatic Pain
Musculoskeletal damage
Neuropathic Pain
Damage affecting somatosensory nervous system
Pain Processing Steps
Transduction into electrical signal, transmission to spinal cord, modulation in spinal cord, processing and perception in the brain
Opioids
Fully synthetic derivatives of opium, actives are Morphine and Codeine
Opiates
Narcotics derived from opium poppy
Opioid Analgesic Use
Prevent and treat post-op pain, produce neuroleptanalgesia with tranquilizers
Dog Opioid Pharmacologic Effects
sedation and narcosis
Cat, Horse, Ruminant Opioid Pharmacologic Effects
Bizarre behavior, CNS stimulation, dysphoria
Opioid MOA
Bind to receptors and inhibit neurotransmission and endocrine secretion, stimulate opioid receptors
Agonist Opioids
Morphine, hydromorphone, oxymorphone, fentanyl, tramadol
Partial Agonist Opioids
Buprenorphine, Butorphanol
Agonist-Antagonist Opioids
Butorphanol, Nalbuphine, Buprenorphine