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Module 4 Flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Perception | The physical components of pain |
| Reaction | The psychologic component of pain |
| Antipyretic | Ability to reduce a fever: affect the hypothalamus (controls the body temperature) |
| Antiinflammatory | Ability to reduce inflammation |
| Uricosuric | Ability to increase the excretion of uric acid in the urine |
| Antiplatelet | Ability to inhibit the aggregation (clumping) of platelets in the blood |
| Analgesic | Ability to reduce or relieve pain |
| PGE | Prostaglandins, which are lipids produced by cells during inflammation and can sensitive the pain receptors |
| TNF - ⍺ | A cytokine that is released by cells during the inflammatory response in periodontal disease |
| Salicylates drugs | Aspirin (Bayer, Bufferin) |
| Nonsalicylate/Nonnarcotic | Acetaminophen (Tylenol) |
| NSAIDS | ibuprofen (Advil), naproxen (Aleve), diclofenac (Cataflam), nabumetone (Relafen), meloxicam (Mobic), celecoxib (Celebrex) |
| Antigout drugs | colchicine (Colcrys, Mitigare), allopurinol (Zyloprim) |
| Arthritis drugs | methotrexate (Otrexup), adalimumab (Humira), etanercept (Enbrel), celecoxib (Celebrex), hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) |