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NUR 105-chpt 44
Antiinflammatory and antigout drugs (pg 678-682)
Question | Answer |
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What is gout? | Hyperuricemia (elevated blood uric acid level); the arthritis caused by tissue buildup of uric acid crystals. |
What is inflammation? | A localized protective response stimulated by injury to tissues that serves to destroy, dilute, or wall of (sequester) both the injurious agent and injured tissue. |
_____________ comprose a large and chemically diverse group of drugs that possess analgesic, antiinflammatory, and antipyretic activity. | NSAIDs (Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs) |
_____________ mediate inflammation by inducing vasodialationand enhancing vasopermeability. | prostaglandins |
What are these conditions treated with: acute gout,acute gouty arthritis,ankylosing spondylitis,bursitis, fever, juvenile rhuematoid arthritis, mild to moderate pain, osteoarthritis,primary dysmenorrhea,rheumatoid arthritis, tendinitis,ophthalmic uses | FDA approved NSAIDs |
NSAIDs are primarily used for: | analgesic, antiinflammatory and anipyretics |