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PathoPharm I

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Definition
Controlled Substance I   Heroin, LSD  
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Controlled Substance II   Morphine, cocaine, methamphetamine  
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Controlled Substance III   Codeine, anabolic steroids, hydrocodone, Percocet  
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Controlled Substance IV   Diazepam  
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Controlled Substance V   OTC cough meds with codeine  
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Parts of drug approval   Discovery, Lab Studies, Animal studies, human trials, approval  
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Pure Food and Drug Act   Regulates labeling  
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Shirley Amendment   Banned false claims about substance effects  
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Food Drug and Cosmetics Act   Must be safe and efficient  
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Five rights   Right patient, medication, dose, route, time  
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Pharmacodynamic   What the drug does to the body  
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Pharmacokinetic   What the body does to the drug (how the body handles the drug)  
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Enteral Route   Sublingual, Buccal, OGT/NGT  
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Topical Route   Skin, inhalants, transdermal, eyes/ears  
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Parental route   Intradermal, Subcutaneous, IM, IV  
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Pharmacokinetics   Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion  
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Absorption   How the drug is moved into the blood stream from the site of administration  
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Distribution   How much drug is moved into various body tissues  
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Metabolism   How drug is altered into active and inactive parts  
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Excretion   How much of the drug is removed from the body in a specific amount of time  
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Augmentation   Addition of another class of medication to supplement the effectiveness of the primary medication  
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Therapeutic effect   The desired or intended effect of a particular medication  
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Half-Life   Time is takes for the dose amount of drug in the body to decrease by 50%  
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Steady state   Means that plasma drug concentration remains relative constant between doses because excretion equals ingestion (equilibrium occurs ~ 5 half-lives of any given drug)  
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First Pass Elimination of Drug   Metabolism in liver  
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Pharmacodynamics   Therapeutic index, potency, cellular receptors  
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Category A FDA   Adequate/well-controlled studies; failed to show risk to fetus  
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Category B FDA   No adequate/well-controlled studies; Animal reproduction studies failed to show risk  
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Category C FDA   No adequate/well-controlled studies; animal reproduction show risk but benefits may outweigh risks  
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Category D FDA   Adverse reaction data from investigational studies show positive evidence of risk, but benefits may still outweigh risks  
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Category X FDA   Studies in animals/humans or investigational studies show fetal abnormalities/positive evidence and risks do not outweigh benefits  
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Route Faster to Slower   IV, IM SubQ, Intradermal  
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Onset in <5 minutes   Inhalant (MDI), Local topical effect, sublingual  
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Onset 5-15 minutes   Nebulizer (into lungs)  
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Onset 15-30 minutes   Rectal, IM  
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Onset 30-60 minutes   Oral (tablet/liquid), Topical systemic effect  
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First order Neurons   Detect sensation  
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Second order neurons   In spinal cord; transmit message to brain; spinal nerve root to medulla and crosses over to thalamus  
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Third order neurons   In brain; primary somatosensory and association cortex  
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Primary somatosensory in brain   Identifies sensation  
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Association cortex in brain   Relates sensation to memories or other sensations  
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Endogenous   Body produces (ex: insulin)  
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A and C   Two types of nerve fibers stimulated  
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A Fibers   Myelin sheath, large size, conducts fast, inhibits pain, SHARP & WELL-LOCALIZED (bee sting)  
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C Fibers   Small, conduct slowly, facilitate pain transmission, DULL & NON-LOCALIZED (cardiac pain)  
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Dorsal Horn   Point of spinal cord entry and "GATE" location  
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T cells   Control gate threshold  
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Endogenous Neurotransmitters   Enkenphalins and Endorphins (fight pain by closing gate)  
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Hyperpathia   Continued stimulation causes pain  
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Paresthesias   Spontaneous, unpleasant sensations ("growing pains")  
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Dysesthesia   Distortions of somesthetic sensations  
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Hypalgesia   Reduced pain sensation  
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Analgesia   Absence of pain  
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Allodynia   Pain after non-noxious stimulus - something pleasant becomes unpleasant (wool sweater)  
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Visceral pain   Appendicitis  
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Referred pain   Left arm pain (actually heart pain)  
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Superficial pain   Scraped knee  
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Causes of Neuropathic pain   Pressure on nerve, physical/chemical injury to nerve, infection of nerve. Ischemic, inflammation  
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Location of Opioid Receptors   CNS, periphery nerves, GI tract  
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T4   @ nipple line  
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T10   @ umbilicus  
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Cervical   Innervates hand  
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Sacral   Innervates groin and pinky toe  
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Bradykinin, Histamine, K, Prostaglandins, Serotonin   Released with tissue injury  
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Narcotic W/Drawal Symptoms   Increases (anxiety, runny nose, n&v, cramps, diarrhea, irritable)  
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Hydrolysis   Rxn in which large molecules broken into smaller ones (ex: chemical digestion)  
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Synthesis   Simple molecules combine to form complex molecules  
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Enzymes   Organic catalysts made of protein  
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Substrate   Molecules upon which an enzyme acts  
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Enzyme-Substrate   Lock and Key (one specific enzyme fits to only one substrate)  
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RBCS   Only mature cells w/o nucleus  
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Mucus   Keeps body from drying out  
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Viscous Mucus   Thick components that trap microbes  
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Sweat, tears, saliva   Enzyme lysozymes that break down cell walls of some bacteria  
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Phagocyte   Leukocytes that ingest and destroy pathogens by engulfing them; can't destroy viruses  
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Macrophage   big eater developed from monocyte  
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Pus   Collection of dead WBCs and fluids  
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Release of Histamines   Causes redness, swelling, pain, heat  
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Complement   Group of proteins that attach to pathogens, damage PM, and attract phagocytes  
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Interferons   protect from viruses by producing antiviral proteins that disrupt replication  
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Lymphatic System   Functions by maintaining homeostasis, absorbs fat, defends against disease  
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Lymphatic Organs   Tonsils, thymus, lymph nodes, liver, spleen, Peyer's patch on small intestine, bone marrow  
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Tongue and Tonsils   Fights bacteria and other harmful materials that enters your nose and mouth  
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Lymph nodes   Small tissue mass that holds lymphocytes; filters lymph  
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Liver/Spleen   Detect and respond to foreign substances in bloods, destroys worn-out RBCs  
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Thymus Gland   Location where lymphocytes mature and become cells that fight specific pathogens  
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Thymus Gland Size   More prominent in nwb and young children; decreases in size after puberty  
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Allergens   Cause mast cells to release histamines  
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Autoimmune diseases   Makes mistake and attacks body's own cells  
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Types of Autoimmune Disease   Type I Diabetes, Rheumatoid arthritis, Myasthenia gravis, Multiple sclerosis  
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Type I Diabetes   Attacks insulin producing cells  
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Rheumatoid Arthritis   CT in joints  
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Myasthenia Gravis   Neuromuscular junctions  
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Multiple sclerosis   Neurons in brain and spinal cord  
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Immunodeficiency Disease   Immune system fails to develop normally or the immune system is destroyed  
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SCIDS   Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome  
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