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Pharmacology Ch. 13
Pharmacology
Question | Answer |
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acetylcholine | a neurotransmitter that binds to ACh receptors on the membranes of muscle cells, beginning a process that ultimately results in muscle contraction |
analgesic | pain relieving |
antipyretic | fever reducing |
arthritis | joint inflammation |
autoimmune disease | illness in which the immune system attacks and destroys healthy tissue within the body |
bursitis | inflammation of a bursa |
COX-1 | an enzyme that is present in most body tissues and produces protective prostaglandins to regulate physiological processes such as GI mucosal integrity |
COX-2 | an enzyme that is present in the synovial fluid of arthritis patients and is associated with the pain and inflammation of arthritis |
DMARDs | agents that can modify the progession of rheumatoid arthritis |
gouty arthritis | a disease resulting from the improper excretion of uric acid; also called gout |
muscle relaxant | a drug that reduces or prevents skeletal muscle contraction |
muscle spasticity | a condition whereby muscle fibers are in state of involuntary, continuous contraction that causes pain |
nonnarcotic analgesic | a drug used for pain, inflammation, and fever that is not a controlled substance |
salicylates | a class of nonnarcotic analgesics that have both pain-relieving and antipyretic (fever-reducing) properties |
salcylism | mild salicylate intoxication, characterized by ringing in the ears, dizziness, headache, and mental confusion. |
somatic pain | dull, throbbing pain from skin, muscle, and bone |
tophus | a deposit of sodium urate around a joint |
visceral pain | sharp, stabbing pain from the organs |
NSAIDs | anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic drugs that are not controlled substances or steroids; used to treat arthritis and for other indications such as pain and inflammation |
osteoarthritis | a degenerative joint disease resulting in loss of cartilage, elasticity, and thickness |
Reye syndrome | a condition that can develop in children who have been exposed to chicken pox or other viral infections and are given aspirin; characterized by amnesia, lethargy, disorientation, and agitation that can culminate in coma and respitory failure |
RA | an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own connective tissue; characterized by inflammation of synovial membrane of the joints |