CHAPTER 44: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIGOUT DRUGS

Question 1

done nomogram

Answer 1

a standard data graph, originally published in 1960 in the journal Pediatrics, for rating the severity of aspirin toxicity following overdose. Serum salicylate levels are plotted against time elapsed since ingestion

Question 2

gout

Answer 2

hyperuricemia (elevated blood uric acid level); the arthritis caused by tissue buildup of uric acid crystals

Question 3

inflammation

Answer 3

a localized protective response stimulated by injury to tissues that serves to destroy, dilute, or wall off (sequester) both the injurious agent and the injured tissue

Question 4

non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Answer 4

a large and chemically diverse group of drugs that possess analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic (fever-reducing) activity

Question 5

salicylism

Answer 5

the syndrome of salicylate toxicity, including symptoms such as tinnitus (ringing sound in the ears), nausea and vomiting