ANTI INFLAMATORY DRUGS Flashcards
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class of medications designed specifically to relieve pain
analgesics
which analgesic need prescription
opioids or narcotics
Response to tissue injury and infection
Other causes: trauma, surgical interventions, extreme hot and cold, and caustic chemical agents.
Inflammation
Protective mechanism
Inflammation
if there is an tissue injury it causes an __________
vasoconstriction
if there is a tissue injury, and released chemical mediators it causes vasodilation and leads to ___________
redness. erythema
if there is a tissue injury, and released chemical mediators it causes increase permeability that causes
swelling, edema
if there is a tissue injury, and released chemical mediators it causes pain
true
if there is a tissue injury, and released chemical mediators it causes fever
true
redness, erythema, selling, edema, pain, heat leads to __________
loss of function
it is the enzyme responsible for conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins
Cyclooxygenase (Cox)
what is the function of cox 1
-Protects stomach lining
-Regulates blood platelets
what is the function of cox 2
Triggers inflammation and pain
under anti inflammatory that relieves pain
analgesic
it is under anti inflammatory that reduce elevated body temperature
antipyretic
it is under anti inflammatory that inhibits platelet aggregation
anticoagulant
give the seven groups of NSAIDs
Salicylates
Para- Chlorobenzoic acid
Phenylacetic acid
Propionic acid derivatives
Fenamates
Oxicams
Selective Cox-2 Inhibitors
other names for Para-chlorobenzoic Acid
indoles
what group of NSAIDs aspirin belongs to
salicylates
what is the other name for aspirin
Triggers inflammation and pain
what are the functions of aspirin
-Anti-inflammatory
-antiplatelet
-antipyretic effects
Therapeutic serum salicylate level
10- 30 mg/dl
Toxic serum salicylate level
> 40–50 mg/dl
Hypersensitivity to salicylate products
tinnitus, vertigo, bronchospasm