Pain Flashcards
What is pain
An unpleasant sensory + emotional experience
What is chronic pain
Pain over 3 months
What gender is chronic pain more prevalent in
Women
How is pain assessed
Rate 1-10
Visual analog scale
Verbal pain intensity scale
How is pain assessed in animals
Tail withdrawal latency
Hot plate
Visceral distension
Types of pain
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Nociceptive pain
Inflammatory pain
Neuroleptic pain
Dysfunctional pain
Why is nociceptive pain good
It’s protective
Duration of acute pain
Less than 3 weeks
Types of nociceptive afferent
C-fibres
Describe C fibres
Small diameter
Unmylinated - slow conduction
A-fibres
Large diameter
Myelinated - fast conduction
Sharp pain
Hyperalgesia
Increased pain at normal threshold stimulation
Allodynia
X
Example of neuropathic pain
Phantom limb pain
Analgesics
A drug that relives pain
