Exam 2 Pain Physio Flashcards
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
