Exam 2 Pain Physio Flashcards
(15 cards)
What type of pain is well localized?
Somatic pain
What type of pain is poorly localized?
Visceral pain
Pain pathway
Transduction
Transmission
Modulation
Perception
Excitatory NTs -> ?
Inhibitory NTs -> ?
Excitatory NTs -> Substance P, Glutamate
Inhibitory NTs -> GABA, endogenous opioids
____ -> Transmits easily localized, superficial pain
____ -> Transmits deep and visceral pain
Spinothalamic tract -> Transmits easily localized, superficial pain
Spinoreticular tract -> Transmits deep and visceral pain
Head pain is mediated by which nerve?
trigeminal nerve (CN V)
Term used for pain evoked by a stimulus that doesnot normally cause pain
Allodynia
Term used for an increased or exaggerated response to a stimulus that is normally painful
Hyperalgesia
What is used to prevent windup?
Preemptive analgesia
Anaglesia for Transduction
Systemic NSAIDs
Anaglesia for Transmission
LA nerve block, Epidural
Anaglesia for Modulation
Opioids
α-2 agonists
NSAIDS
NMDA antagonists
Anaglesia for Perception
Opioids
α-2 agonists
General anesthetics
What is the advantage of physiologic pain?
Prevents injury
Which pain fiberwould be most likely involved in transmitting sharp, fast pain?
a-delta
