Pain Management Flashcards
Pain Management (121 cards)
What are the 5 kinds of pain
acute, chronic, somatic, neuropathic visceral
Allodynia
pain to a stimulus that would other wise not be painful
Analgesia
decreased/ absence of pain in response to stimulus which would normally be painful
Dysesthesia
unpleasant abnormal sensation whether spontaneous or evoked
Hyperalgesia
increased pain response to a stimulus that is normally painful
Hyperesthesia
increased pain reaction to any stimulus with increased threshold
Paresthesia
abnormal sensation
Hypesthesia
decreased sensitivity to stimulation excluding special senses
4 steps in pain modulation
transuction, transmission, perception, modulation
Drugs used for transduction
LAs
capsaicin
anticonvulsants
NSAIDs
ASA
acetaminophen
nitrate
Drugs used for transmission
local anesthetic
Drugs used for perception
opioids
a2 agonists
TCAs
SSRIs
SNRIs
endogenous NTs important for pain modulation
endorphins and norepi
drugs used for modulation
TCAs
SSRIs
SNRIs
Excitatory NTs
glutamate, norepi, epi
schedule 2
cocaine
meth
methadone
hydromorphone
meperidine
oxycodon
fentanyl
dexedrine
amphetamine
methylphenidates
schedule 3
products w/
Schedule 4
BZDs
schedule 5
cough preps w/
Indomethacin primarily used for
acute gout and osteoarthritis
is Diclofenac selective?
COx-2
Potassium or Sodium for fast release?
potassium
diclofenac used for
significant pain relief
Indomethacin what class and subclass of pain killer
NSAID, acetic acid