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Gout Patho

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  • after metabolism of purine, sodium urate crystals are deposited in the joint which leads to inflammation
  • inflammation and mechanical grinding on these crystals leads to pain in joint
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Colchicine

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  • MOA: inhibits migration of granulocytes to inflamed area and reduces lactic acid and proinflammatory enzyme release
  • ONLY works with gout
  • SE: inhibits growth, histamine release, insulin release. Most common are NVD and abd pain.
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Allopurinol

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  • MOA: inhibits uric acid synthesis by inhibiting xanthine oxidase
  • SE: itching and eruptions of erythematosus
  • renal patients need lower doses
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Febuxostat

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  • MOA: inhibits xanthine oxidase to stop uric acid synthesis
  • SE: nausea, rash, joint pain, gout flare, and lever problems
  • similar to allopurinol but requres no dose adjustment for renal pt
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Uricosuric drugs

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-these drugs increase excretion of uric acid

Probenecid and Sulfinpyrazone

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Probenecid

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  • inhibits inorganic acid transport

- SE:GI irritation and skin rash

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Sulfinpyrazone

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  • inhibits tubular reabsoption of uric acid

- SE:GI irritation and several drug interactions

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what is neuropathic pain?

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  • chronic pain caused by damage, injury, or dysfunction to neurons or their myelin sheaths. This causes sensory neurons to fire inappropriately.
  • There are lots of causes to neuropathic pain
  • To differentiate neuropathic pain from inflammatory pain ask about burning, shooting, stabbing, shocking, tingling, or numb pain
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Hyperalgesia vs Aldynia

Likely test question

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  • Hyperalgesia is an exaggerated response to a stimulus that normally evokes pain
  • Allodynia is when a stimulus that normally wouldn’t cause pain evokes a painful response
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patho of neuropathic pain

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-upregulation of sodium channel is responsible for increased transmission of neuronal signal.

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indications for the use of antidepressants in neuropathy

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migraine and tension headaches, pain after shingles or stroke, diabetic neuropahty, and fibromyalgia

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antidepressants used for neuropathic pain

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AMITRIPTYLINE, desipramine, nortriptyline, imipramine, tramadol, and doxepin

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MOA of antidepressants for neuropathic pain

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potentiates descending inhibitory transmission by blocking reuotake of NE and seratonin
-also vasodilatory and local anesthetic effects

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Dosage of antidepressants for neuropathic pain

Likely a test question

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  • the dosage needed for neuropathy is much lower than that required for depression
  • whereas depression requires several weeks of therapy to work, antidepressants work nearly immediately for neuropathy
  • titrate the dose of antidepressant to therapeutic endpoint and SE profile
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SE of antidepressants for neuropathic pain

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anticholinergic and proarrhythmic

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Indications for the use of anticonvulsants for neuropathic pain

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  • trigeminal neuralgia, diabetic neuropathy, pain after shingles, any other neuropathic pain
  • not for gullaine-barre
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anticonvulsants approved for neuropathic pain

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carbamazepine, phenytoin, valproic acid, clonazepam, GABAPENTIN, PREGABALIN, lamotrigine, and zonisamide

  • carbamazepine was popular
  • phenytoin works, but not ideal r/t gingival hyperplasia
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Dosage of anticonvulsants for neuroppathic pain

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  • Unlike antidepressants, the neuropathic dose for anticonvulsants is similar to the dose for epilepsy
  • these can be used alone or in combination with analgesics
  • remember phenytoin requires blood monitoring
  • titrate to therapeutic endpoint
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Adverse effects of anticonvulsants for neuropathic pain

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  • each anticonvulsant has its own SE profile, but the main one is drowsiness
  • the exception is gabapentin and pregabalin which have very few SE
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Antihistamines for neuropathic pain

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  • hydroxyzine, orphenadrine, and diphenhydramine have some analgesic effect for neuropathy, but the effect is poorly understood
  • can potentiate effects of analgesics
  • limited use
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Cannabinoids for neuropathic pain

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-indicated for MS and other demyelinating neuropathies