wk1-6

Question 1

opioid analgesics

Answer 1

fentanyl, morphine, oxycodone

Question 2

monoclonal antibodies

Answer 2

rituximab

Question 3

hormones

Question 4

colony stimulating factors

Answer 4

filgrastim

Question 5

anaesthetic agents

Answer 5

ketamine and propofol

Question 6

corticosteroids

Answer 6

prednisone

Question 7

opioid antagonists

Answer 7

naloxone

Question 8

non-opioid analgesics

Answer 8

paracetamol

Question 9

definition of pain

Answer 9

an unpleasant physical and emotional experience as a result of actual or potential tissue damage

Question 10

classifications of pain

Answer 10

chronic and acute
nociceptive (somatic and visceral), neuropathic and psychogenic

Question 11

nociceptive pain

Answer 11

pain which arises from actual or potential damage to the tissue of the body (skin, connective tissue, bone, organs)

Question 12

neuropathic pain

Answer 12

nerve pain/caused by damage to the nerves

Question 13

psychogenic pain

Answer 13

pain felt by a patient which has no identifiable physical cause/pain which is felt as a result of an emotional state

Question 14

MOA of opioid analgesics

Question 15

acute and chronic adverse affects of opioid analgesics

Answer 15

acute=sedation and respiratory depression
chronic=urinary retention and constipation

Question 16

what are the dif types of non-opioid analgesics?

Answer 16

NSAIDS=non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen and diclofenac)
paracetamol
adjuvant therapies: gabapentin, pregabalin, amitriptyline, dexamethasone (anticonvulsants, antidepressants, corticosteroids)
non-pharma interventions: massage, hot/cold therapy, meditation/visualisation

Question 17

exp. DNA transcription

Answer 17

the copying of DNA into a message that can leave the nucleus which… RNA molecule known as messenger RNA (mRNA)

Question 18

exp. DNA translation

Answer 18

the conversion of the nucleic acid into the amino acid code

Question 19

list and describe common sex-linked chromosome disorders

Question 20

describe the mech. of mRNA vaccines and their role in genetic medicine

Question 21

exp. the genetic process of cancer

Question 22

descr. the properties of cancer cells

Question 23

exp. how cancer grows and spreads.

Question 24

exp. cancer staging

Question 25

outline the pharma used to treat cancer and their side-effects

Question 26

exp adaptive immunity

Question 27

exp innate immunity

Question 28

outline the treatment of immune disorders

Question 29

name the dif types of anaemia

Question 30

exp disorders of platelet function

Question 31

desc leukocyte function and lineage in haematopoiesis

Question 32

stages of sepsis

Question 33

amitriptyline class

Answer 33

tricyclic antidepressant (adjuvant pain therapy)