DRUG THERAPY
NON-DRUG THERAPY
BARRIERS TO PAIN MANAGEMENT
TYPES OF PAIN
MISCELLANEOUS
100
a drug used to treat mild to moderate pain
What is a non-opioid? (Acetaminophen, Aspirin and other salicylates, NSAIDs)
100

a technique of traditional Chinese Medicine in which very thin needles are inserted into the body at designated points.

What is acupuncture?

100
a neurobiologic condition where a person needs a drug for other reasons than the therapeutic value
What is addiction?
100

pain that is protective, has a known cause, short duration and stops when injury heals

what is acute pain?

100
An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage
What is pain?
200
any drug, natural or synthetic, that has actions similar to those of morphine.
What is an opioids?
200
redirection of attention away from the pain and onto something else.
What is distraction?
200
a need for an increased dose to achieve the same degree of relief.
What is tolerance?
200
lasts for longer periods, does not appear to have adaptive role and can be disabling.
what is chronic pain?
200
a common side effect of opioids that does not diminish with continued use.
What is constipation
300
a drug developed for other purposes and found to work on pain.
What is an adjuvant?
300

delivery of an electric current through electrodes applied on the skin surface over the painful region

What is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(TENS)?

300
a physiological state in which withdrawal symptoms occur when a drug is decreased.
What is physical dependence
300
pain cause by damage to somatic or visceral tissue.
What is nociceptive pain?
300
an upper limit at which increasing the dose of a drug provides no greater analgesia.
What is an analgesic celling?
400
a non-opioid with a potential for hepatotoxicity
What is acetaminophen
400

enhances circulation and cardiovascular fitness, reduces edema, increases muscle strength and flexibility, and enhances physical and psychosocial functioning.

What is exercise

400
two normal physiologic responses to ongoing exposure to drug use.
What is tolerance and physical dependence?
400
pain caused by damage to peripheral nerves or structures in the CNS
What is neuropathic pain?
400
a dose adjustment based on assessment of the adequacy of analgesic effect versus the side effects produced.
What is titration?
500
a selective mu opioid antagonist indicated for opioid-induced constipation in patients with late-stage disease who are taking opioids continuously or relieve pain and who have not responded to standard laxative therapy.
What is Methylnaltrexone?
500
a structure technique that enables a patient to achieve a state of heightened awareness and focused concentration that can be used to alter the patient's pain perception.
What is hypnosis?
500
a major reason why people stop using a medication
What are side effects?
500
pain that results from loss of or altered afferent input secondary to either peripheral nerve injury (e.g. amputation)or CNS damage, including a spinal cord injury.
What is deafferentation pain
500
a phenomenon caused by an inadequate treatment of pain in which patients exhibit behaviors commonly associated with addiction.
What is pseudoaddiction
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