PAIN

Question 1

What is pain

Answer 1

unpleasant and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage

It is a personal and individual experience

Whatever patient says is

exit when the patient says it exists

Question 2

Sensation`

Answer 2

Conscious/subconscious awareness of changes in the external/internal environment

Question 3

Perception

Answer 3

conscious interpretation of sensations performed mainly by the cerebral cortex

Linked to the number of the Mu receptors

Question 4

Pain treshold

Answer 4

The smallest intensity of painful stimulus perceives pain
all individuals have the same pain threshold

Question 5

Pain tolerance

Answer 5

The greatest intensity of painful stimulation a person can tolerate

Individuals vary in their tolerance to pain

varies by attitude, personality, environment, culture, ethnicity

Question 6

types of the pain

Answer 6

acute pain
persistent or chronic or longe term

Question 7

acute pain

Answer 7

-onset-sudden minutes to hours
-usually sharp, localized
-physiological response
SNS: tachycardia
sweating
increased blood pressure
limited has and end
ex: myocardial infractions, appendicitis, dental procedures, kidney stones surgical procedures

Question 8

Persistent or chronic

Answer 8

Slow days to months-long duration, dull aching
long-lasting or recurring
ex. Arthritis, cancer, lower back pain, peripheral neuropathy

Question 9

Classification fo the pain

Answer 9

Referred pain
Neuropathic
Phantom
Cancer
Central
Vascular