Analgesics Questions And Answers
Analgesics Questions And Answers 1 / 6 1. WHO analgesic ladder Stepwise approach to pain management with increasing drug potency Step 1:non-opioid plus optional adjuvant analgesics for mild pain Step 2: weak opioid plus non-opioid and adjuvant analgesics for mild to moderate pain Step 3: strong opioid plus non-opioid and adjuvant analgesics for moderate to severe pain 2. Adjuvant Substance that increases the immune response to antigens 3. Opiates opium and its derivatives, such as morphine and heroin; they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety Natural 4. Opioids All natural, semisynthetic and synthetic opioids 5. where do analgesics work? Brain and spinal cord 6. NSAIDs Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs that inhibit COX enzymes 7. Coxibs Specific type of NSAIDs that selectively inhibit COX-2 8. Paracetamol Analgesic and antipyretic drug without anti-inflammatory properties 9. Opioids Strong pain relievers that act on opioid receptors 10. Activation of descending noradrenergic and/or 5HT systems Process that leads to the activation of spinal inhibitory interneurons 11. Enkephalins Endogenous opioids released by spinal inhibitory interneurons as neurotransmitters CONTINUES...
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