Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Pharmacology Ch. 13
Pharmacology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Created by:
Stephanie.Sloas
Popular Pharmacology sets