Chapter 19 Opioid (Narcotic) Analgesics

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a chronic neurobiologic disease in which genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors induce changes in the individual's behavior to compulsively use drugs despite the harm that may result.

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addiction

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drug that attaches to a receptor and initiates an action

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agonist

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analgesia

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relief from pain

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substance (synthetic or naturally occurring) that inhibits the body's reaction to painful stimuli or perception of pain.

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analgesic

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drug that attache to a receptor, does not initiate an action, but blocks an agonist from producing an effect.

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antagonist

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substnace produced in the pituitary gland that decreases uring prduction by allowing the kidneys to reabsorb water

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antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

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able to suppress coughing

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antitussive

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no formation of urine

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anuria

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feeling of discomfort or unpleasantness

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dysphoria

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vomiting

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emesis

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naturally occurring within the body

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endogenous

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neuropeptides produced within the CNS that interact with opiod receptors to prduce analgesia.

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endorphins

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substance that causes the removal (expulsion) of mucous secretions from the respiratory system.

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expectorant

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an abnormally painful response to a stmulus

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hyperalgesia

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a substance extracted or derived from opium, or a synthetic substance that acts on the brain receptors like opiates to relieve pain and induce partial consciousness (stupor).

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narcotic (opioid)

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a drug that attaches to opioid receptors and displaces the opioid analgesic or opiod neuropeptide.

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narcotic (opioid) antagonist

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pain resulting from a damaged nervous system or damaged nerve cells

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neuropathic pain

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specialized peripheral nerve cells sensitive to tissue injury that transmit pain signals to the brain for interpretation of pain.

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nociceptor

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formerly known as nonnarcotic analgesics, such as NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors

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nonopioid analgesic

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smaller than normal amount of urine porduced

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oliguria

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drug derived from opium and producing the same phamacological effects as opium

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opiate

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drug that produces the same pharmacological effects as opium and its family of drugs or the neuropeptides (enkephilin, endorphin) produced by the body.

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opioid

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chemically related to morphine or opium but are used to relieve pain

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opioid analgesics

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part of the nervous system that is outside the central nervous sytem (the brain or spinal cord), usually near the surface of the tissue fibers or skin

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peripheral nerve

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secretion from the respiratory trackt; usually called mucus

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phlegm

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condidtion in which the body requires a substance (drug) not normally found in the body in order to avoid symptoms associated with witdrawl, or the abstinence syndrome

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physical dependence

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origin of the pain is in a different location than where the individual feels the pain.

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referred pain

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causing a muscle to contract intermittently, resulting in a state of spasms

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spasmogenic

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drug produced by a chemical process outsid of the body

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synthetic drug

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ability of the body to alter its response (to adapt) to drug effects so that the effects are minimized over time

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tolerance