| A | B |
|---|
| aggregation | clumping of blood elements |
| analgesic | drug that relieves pain |
| antipyretic | fever-reducing agent |
| jaundice | yellow discoloration of the skin due to liver disease |
| opioid | drug having opiate properties but not necessarily derived from opium; used to relieve moderate to severe pain |
| pain | unpleasant sensory or emotional perception |
| pancytopenia | reduction in all cellular elements of the blood |
| prostaglandins | fatty acid derivative found in almost every tissue and fluid of the body that affects the uterus and other smooth muscles; also thought to increase the sensitivity of peripheral pain receptors to painful stimuli |
| Reye's syndrome | acute and potentially fatal disease of childhood; associated with a previous viral infection |
| salicylism | adverse reaction to salicylate characterized by dizziness, impaired hearing, nausea, vomiting, flushing, sweating, rapid deep breathing, tachcardia, diarrhea, mental confusion, lassitude, drowsiness, respiratory depression and possibly coma |
| tinnitus | ringing in the ears |
| cyclooxygenase | enzyme responsible for protaglandin synthesis |
| cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) | enzyme that helps to maintain the stomach lining |
| cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) | enzyme that triggers pain and inflammation |
| transient ischemic attack (TIA) | temporary interference with blood supply to the brain causing symptoms related to the portion of the brain affected (i.e., temporary blinding, aphasia, dizziness, numbness, difficulty swallowing or parethesias); may last a few moments to several hours, after which no residual neurologic damage is evident |
| adjuvant | adjunctive thereapy; therapy used in addition to the primary treatment |
| agonist | drug that binds with a receptor to produce a therapeutic response |
| agonist-antagonist | drug with both agonist and antagonist properties |
| cachectic | malnourished, in poor health, physically wasted |
| miosis | constrictionof the pupil |
| partial agonist | agent that binds to a receptor but produces a limited response |
| paritent-controlled analgesia (PCA) | drug pump and delivery system that allows patients to administer their own analgesic medication IV within a preset protocol |
| antagonist | drug that join with a receptor to prevent the action of an agonist |
| opioid naive | no previous use or infrequent use of opioid medications |
| anesthesia | loss of feeling or sensation |
| anesthesiologist | MD with special training in administering anesthesia |
| anesthetist | nure with special training who administers anesthesia; nurse anesthetist |
| brachial plexus block | type of regional anesthesia produced by injecton of a local anesthetic drug in close proximity of the brachial plexus, temporarily blocking the sensation and ability to move the upper extremity |
| conduction block | type of regional anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic drug into or near a nerve trunk. Ex: epidural, transsacral and brachial |
| epidural block | conduction block; a numbing medicine given by through a catheter placed in the epidural space causing numbness or causes a loss of feeling in the lower half your body. Example: lessens the pain of contractions during childbirth |
| general anesthesia | sensation-free state of entire body |
| local anesthesia | provision of a pain-free state in a specific body area |
| neuroleptanalgesia | altered state of consciousness or sensation |
| preanesthetic | pertaining to status before administration of an anesthetic agent |
| regional anesthesia | injection of a local anesthetic around nerves to block sensation |
| spinal anesthesia | type of regional anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic drug into the subarachnoid space of the spinal cord |
| transsacral block | anesthesia of caudal region of spinal cord and canal |
