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| Uses acetylcholine; This is the chemical of memory, and it only regenerates when you sleep |
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| Uses dopamine; Pleasure, violence, emotion...levels usually altered in mental illness |
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| Uses GABA; Major inhibitory neurotransmitter |
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| Uses norepinephrine; mostly an excitatory neurotransmitter |
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| Uses Serotonin; This makes you happy, increased levels with exercise, regulates sleep-wake cycle |
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| Uses several amino acids: aspartate (excite), glycine(inhibit), glutamate(most important excitatory neurotransmitter in CNS) |
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| Microscopic gap that seperates neurons |
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| Protects the brain from bacteria. Has largest holes as neonate, which makes them more suseptable to harm. |
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| After release transmitters are removed by: |
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| Reuptake, Diffusion, Enzymatic Destruction |
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| The hypothalamus connects what two systems? |
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| Endocrine and Neurological |
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| Functions of hypothalamus |
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| Produce oxytocin and ADH, regulate body temp, control blood pressure through vasomotor center, regulate anterior pituitary hormones, regulate food and water intake |
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| Forms vital cardiac, respiratory, and vasomotor centers |
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| Reticular Activating System |
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| Receives impulses from all parts of the body, and decides which to transmit to the cerebral cortex |
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| Coordinates muscular activity |
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| Skeletal muscle tone and orderly activity |
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| Relieve pain by inhibiting the release of substance P in the central and peripheral nerves. |
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| Caused by injury, trauma, spasm, disease processes, etc. Described as sharp, lancing, or cutting pain. |
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| Pain lasting 3 months or longer |
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| Has characteristics of acute and chronic pain and it may be constant or intermittent. |
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| Described as sharp, burning, aching, gnawing, throbbing or cramping in skin, bone muscle, and soft tissue. |
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| Results from direct injury of peripheral pain receptors, nerves, or the CNS. |
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| Pain is Objective or subjective? |
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| Subjective; It is what the patient says it is |
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| A naturally occuring opium alkaloid used mainly to relieve severe acute or chronic pain |
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| What schedule drug is Morphine? |
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| Contraindications of Morphine |
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| liver disease,respiratory depression (< 12), lung disease, prostatic hypertrophy, ICP, and hypersensitivity |
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| Only given transdermal route; 100x's more powerful that morphine |
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| 10x's more powerful than morphine |
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| Opoid Agonist/Antagonists |
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| Acts like an agonist or antagonist, depending on the receptor. Has a lower abuse potential, but also can cause withdrawal symptoms in addicts |
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| Examples of Opoid Agonist/Antagonists |
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| Buprenorphine (Buprenex), Butorphanol (Stadol), Nalbuphine (Nubain) |
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| Reverses deep analgesia, CNS and resp depression, and other effects of agonists by preventing or displacing opoid binding (Narcan!!) |
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| Narcan Half-Life vs Morphine Half-Life |
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| It is much shorter, so you must give repeated doses until the morphine wears off |
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| Main concern of cancer pain |
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| Client comfort, NOT preventing durg addiction |
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| How often should cancer pain meds be given? |
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| Most common side effect of pain meds in Geriatrics: |
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| What should you take to block prostaglandins? |
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| formed in all tissues and cells, especially platelet, endothelial cells, GI tract and kidneys |
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| present in brain, bone, kidneys, DI tract, and female reproductive system |
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| Used to prevent or treat hyperuricemia (gout) |
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| Anti-inflammatory druge used to prevent or treat acute attacks of gout |
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| Increases urinary secretion of uric acid |
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| Not effective in active gout, but prevents or decreases tissue changes of chronic gout |
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| Used to treat migraine headaches; it is a Triptane |
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| Selective serotonin 5-HT1 receptor agonists |
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| Constricts blood vessels; caffine increases the effects |
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| Dihydroergotamine Mesylate |
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| Semi-synthetic ergotamine; less toxic and less effective than parent drug |
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| Gets on everyone else's nerves (Monk) |
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| Castle in the sky mentality (purple people) |
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| Benzodiazephine Prototype |
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