Exam 2: Analgesics 3 Flashcards
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At lest 20 Distinct alkaloids are derived from the juice of the poppy
Opium
Group of mainly synthetic agents that act at opioid receptors to produce analgesic effcts
Opiod Drugs
Naturally occuring drugs extracted from opium
Opiates
Analgesia and stupor bordering on general anesthesia
Narcosis
Analgesia and annesic state produced by administration of a neuroleptic and narcotic
Neuroleptanalgesia
Opiods have effects on which parts of the nociception pathway
- perception
- Transduction
- Modulation
What are the 3 types of receptors that opiods act on?
- mu
- Kappa
- Delta
Where are opioid receptors located?
brain and SC
What are the endogenous ligands for Mu receptors?
B endrophins and endomorphins
What are the main effects of mu receptors?
Analgesia, sedation, respiratory, and GI depression
What is the endoenous ligand for kappa receptors?
Dynorphin
What is the main effects of kappa receptors
Analgesia and sedation
Where are mu receptors located
Brain, SC, joint capsules
What is the purpose of mu-1 receptors?
Supraspinal analgesia
What is the purpose of mu-2 receptors?
spinal analgesia
Which opioid receptor is weakly affected by opioid dugs?
kappa
Which opioid receptor causes euphoria
Mu
Which opioid receptor causes GI motility
Mu and kappa
Which opioid receptor causes CV depression
Delta
What are the 6 Full Mu agonist opioids?
- Morphine
- Oxymorphine
- Hydromorphone
- Methadone
- Fentanyl
- Remifentanil
What is the one full Mu antagonist?
Noloxone
What is the one partial Mu agonist?
Buprenorphine
What is the one mixed agonist-antagonist?
Butorphanol
What are the 2 special opioids?
- Tramadol
2. Hydrocodone