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Ch 14- Pain and Temperature Flashcards

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what is pain?

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dysfunctions of general or specific senses

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what are some characteristics of pain?

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  • unpleasant but protective phenomenon
  • cannot be defined, identified, or measured by an observer
  • complex: interaction between physical, cognitive, and emotional
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how is temperature like main?

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variations in temperature can signal disease
- fever is a common manifestation of dysfunction
- often first symptom of infectious or inflammatory conditions

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what is the specificity theory?

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  • injury activates specific pain receptors to brain
  • intensity of pain is directly related to associated tissue injury
  • problem: does not account for persistent, emotional pain
  • pricking ones finger=minimal pain, cutting hand with knife= more pain
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what is the gate control theory?

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  • combines and builds upon theories to explain multidimensional aspects of pain
  • pain transmission is altered by a balance of signals sent to spinal cord where cells work as a “gate”
  • spinal gate controls pain transmission to higher centres in CNS
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what is the neuromatrix theory?

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  • brain produces patterns of nerve impulses drawn from various inputs including genetic, psychological and cognitive experiences
  • pain can be felt without experiencing it, meaning stimuli may trigger the patterns but do not produce them
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what are the 3 portions of the nervous system that are responsible for pain perception, sensation, and response?

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  1. afferent pathway
  2. interpretive centers (CNS)
  3. efferent pathways
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what does nociception mean?

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processing of harmful (noxious) stimuli through nervous system

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what are nociceptors?

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pain receptors
- free nerve endings in afferent PNS

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what are the 2 types of nociceptors?

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  • A-delta fibers: large, myelinated, and access large tracts in spinal cord
  • C fibers: smaller, unmyelinated, and access smaller tracts in spinal cord
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what is received first? A delta or C fibers?

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fast sharp pain is perceived first (A delta fibers) followed by a dull, throbbing pain (C fibers)

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what does transduction mean?

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activation of nociceptors

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what does transmission mean?

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conduction to dorsal horn and up spinal cord

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what does sensory-discriminative system identify?

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presence, location, and intensity

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what does the motivational-affective system determine?

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avoidance and emotional responses

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what does the cognitive-evaluative system do?

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learned pain experience (can therefore modulate perception of pain)

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what is a transducer?

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device that converts variations into an electrical signal

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what does pain perception mean?

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conscious awareness of pain (reticular and limbic system)

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what does pain threshold mean?

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lowest intensity of pain that a person can recognize

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what does pain tolerance mean?

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  • highest intensity of pain a person can endure
  • varies greatly among people and in same person over time
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what is perceptual dominance?

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intense pain at 1 location may increase threshold (lower pain perception) in another location

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what does pain modulation mean?

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different mechanisms act to increase and decrease pain transmission through nervous system

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what are excitatory neurotransmitters? (tell the brain there is pain)

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  • Substance P
  • Glutamate
  • Histamine
  • Prostaglandins
  • Reduce nociceptors activation threshold= increased responsiveness of nociceptors
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what are inhibitory neurotransmitters?

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  • opioids
  • GABA
  • cannabinoids
  • serotonin
  • norepinephrine
  • inhibit/reduce transmission of pain signal
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what peripheral triggering mechanism initiate excitatory neurotransmitters?
tissue injury and chronic inflammation
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what is the descending pathway and endorphin response?
descending inhibitory impulse transmitted from brain to inhibit pain signal
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what are endorphins?
combination of endogenous and morphine
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what are opiate receptors?
G protein coupled receptors for endorphins which are opioid neuropeptides
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what do prphine-like neuropeptides bind with and what do they do?
they bind with opioid receptors throughout body to inhibit pain impulses in periphery, spinal cord, and brain - responsible for sensations of well- being
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what are cannabinoids?
- cannabis produces a resin containing cannabinoids - analgesic (relieve pain) in humans - drawbacks: psychoactive (affects the mind) and addictive properties - 2020 legalized in Canada
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what are endocannabinoids?
synthesized in body from phospholipids/ modulate pain and other functions
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how does alcohol pain reduction work?
- functions by depressing central nervous system - it slows down brain and nervous system/ delivers a certain amount of pain relief
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what is the 1200-1500 England method of pain relief?
- potion called "dwale" used as an anesthetic - alcohol-based, bile, opium, lettuce, hemlock (highly toxic plant), and vinegar
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what was the 1840 pain method?
ether created
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what are the 1846 pain method?
first pain-free surgery performed in amphitheater of massachusetts general hospital
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what is acute pain (nociceptive pain)?
- protective mechanism that alerts to harmful condition and mobilizes person to relieve it - pain lasting minutes to several weeks, you recover from it
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what areas does acute pain arise from?
1. Somatic: - skin, joints, muscles, very localized - sharp and well localized= A delta fibers - dull throbbing= C fibers 2. Visceral: - internal organs and lining of body cavities - poorly localized, aching, throbbing quality to pain - C fibers 3. Referred: - felt distant from point of origin - cutaneous (skin) and visceral receptors converge on same ascending neuron - brain cannot distinguish between the 2 because skin has more receptors often is referred to a skin area
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what is persistent pain (intractable pain)?
- pain that lasts more than 3-6 months (pain lasting well beyond expected healing time) - serves no purpose/ poorly understood - ongoing (back pain) or intermittent (migraine headache) - studies: change in brain= reduced ability to cope with pain
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what is neuropathic pain?
- cause: dysfunction of nervous system= long term changes in pain pathway and abnormal processing - chronic/amplification of pain - described as burning, shooting, shock-like, or tingling - characterized by increased sensitivity to painful and non painful stimuli with hyperalgesia ( hyper=increased/algesia=capacity to feel pain)
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what does analgesia mean?
absence of pain
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what is pyrogen?
substance that produces fever when released into blood
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what is a fever?
temporary resetting of hypothalamic thermostat to a higher levels in response to exogenous or endogenous pyrogens
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what cause the release of endogenous pyrogenes? (TNF-a, IL-1, IL-6) ?
exogenous pyrogens (pathogens)
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what do pyrogens do?
raise thermal set point by inducing hypothalamic synthesis of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)
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what is the prostaglandins effect?
increase temperature through increased heat production and conservation
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what happens during the prostaglandins effect takes place?
the individual feels colder, curls up to decrease body surface area, goes to bed to get warm - cause: heat conservation through cutaneous vasoconstriction
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when does increased body temperature come back down?
when fever breaks and original set point is reinstated - individual feels warm, throws off covers, and stretches out
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what are the benefits of a fever?
- kills microorganisms affecting their growth and replication - decreases serum levels of minerals needed for bacterial replication in infected cells - causes lysosomal breakdown, preventing viral replication in infected cells - hat facilitates immune response - phagocytosis enhaced and antiviral interferon is augmented - suppression of fever can be effective but should be used with caution
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what are heat cramps?
- severe spasmodic cramps in abdomen and extremities - follows prolonged sweating and associated sodium loss (40-60 mmol of sweat) - common in individuals not accustomed to heat or performing strenuous work in warm climates - si/sy: increased core temp, rapid pulse, and increased blood pressure
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what is hyperthermia?
- elevation of body temperature without an increase in hypothalamic set point - can produce nerve damage, coagulation of cell proteins and death
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what is heat exhaustion?
- result of prolonged high core or environmental temperatures - profound vasodilation and profuse sweating= dehydration, hypotension, tachycardia - manifestations: dizziness, weakness, nausea, confusion
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what is a heat stroke?
- potentially lethal - 41 C (nerve damage, convulsions) - 43 C (death)
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what is hypothermia?
- normal: 37 C - hypothermia: less than 35 C - produces ice crystals inside cells= cellular rupture
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what is tissue hypothermia?
- slows cellular metabolism rate - increases blood viscosity - facilitates blood coagulation and vasocontriction
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what is therapeutic hypothermia?
- used to slow metabolism= preserve ischemic tissue during surgery - risk: may lead to ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest

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