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| Reflects the level of stimulus needed to create a painful sensation |
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| Prescribed for the relief of pain |
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| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) |
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| A class of analgesic medication that reduces pain, fever and inflammation. Since most episodes of back pain involve inflammation, NSAIDs such as ibuprofen and naproxen are often an effective treatment option. |
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| An unusual sensor disturbance often involving neural supersensitivity. This pain is due to injury or disease of the peripheral or central nervous system. |
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| Neurotransmitters that naturally suppress pain conduction. |
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| Prescribed for moderate to severe pain |
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| A psychological and physical dependence upon a substance beyond normal voluntary control, usually after prolonged use of the substance. |
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| A decrease in blood pressure due to a change in position (i.e. from sitting to standing) |
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| Caused by physical dependence. Include irritability, diaphoresis, restlessness, muscle twitching, and increase in pulse rate and blood pressure. |
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| Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) |
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| An alternative route for opioid administration for self-administered pain relief as needed. |
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| Nonopioids with or without adjuvant medication |
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| Nonopioids and mild opioid with or without adjuvant medication |
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| Stronger opioid at higher dosage leves with or without adjuvant medication |
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| Drugs with a primary indication other than pain that have analgesic properties in some painful conditions. |
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| Opioid agonists-antagonists |
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| Medications in which an opioid antagonist (e.g., naloxone [Narcan]) is added to an opioid agonist. |
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| Blocks the receptor and displaces an opioid that would normally be at the receptor, inhibiting the opioid action. |
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| Characterized by a severe unilateral non-throbbing pain usually located around the eye. |
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Drug class: analgesic
Therapeutic effects/uses: decrease pain and fever
Side effects: anorexia, nausea, vomiting, rash, insomnia
Adverse reactions: elevated liver enzymes |
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Prototype drug: Acetaminophen
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Drug class: opioid
Therapeutic effects/uses: severe pain relief
Side effects: anorexia, nausea, vomiting, constipation, drowsiness, dizziness, sedation, confusion, urinary retention, rash, blurred vision, bradycardia, flushing, euphoria
Adverse reactions: Hypotension, seizures, respiratory depression |
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Prototype drug: Morphine Sulfate
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