Pain

Question 1

Type of neuropathic pain, in response to a non-painful stimuli (Ex. brain freeze)

Answer 1

Allodynia Pain

Question 2

Pain that is not responding to treatment; cannot take it away.

Answer 2

Intractable Pain

Question 3

Pain receptors are gone, but pain is still there. (Ex. Amputation)

Answer 3

Phantom Pain

Question 4

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic pain; changes within the body,

Answer 4

Physiologic Response to Pain

Question 5

Pain response related to our behaviors (Ex. Grimaces)

Answer 5

Behavioral Response to Pain

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Pain response related to our emotions

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Affective Response to Pain

Question 7

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Answer 7

SERIOUSLY, DO IT.

Question 8

Factors affecting Pain Reception?

Answer 8

Cultural and ethical variables
Family, gender, and age
Religious beliefs
Environment and support
Anxiety and stress
Past pain experience

Question 9

Parasympathetic pain is….

Answer 9

severe to deep (nausea, vomiting, pass out)

Question 10

Sympathetic pain is…

Answer 10

Superficial, moderate.

Question 11

With parasympathetic, almost everything is decreasing, but the _______ is increasing.

Answer 11

Breathing

Question 12

Behavioral responses are…

Answer 12

Voluntary

Question 13

Exaggerated crying, withdrawal from activities, internalizing pain, anxiety, depression, fear.

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Affective Response to Pain

Question 14

If person verbalizes that they are in pain, we have them…

Answer 14

Rank their pain from 1-10

Question 15

Duration of pain

Answer 15

How long does the pain last?

Question 16

Location of pain

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Where the pain is. May be hard for person to pinpoint location.

Question 17

Quantity of pain

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Pain level 1-10

Question 18

Quality of pain

Answer 18

Is is sharp? Is it stabbing? Description of pain

Question 19

Chronology of Pain

Answer 19

When did it start? What is it related to? How has it progressed?

Question 20

Aggravating factors

Answer 20

What makes the pain worse? Stimuli.

Question 21

Alleviating factors

Answer 21

What makes the pain better? What gives relief?

Question 22

Physiologic indicators of pain

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Sympathetic + parasympathetic response

Question 23

PQRST

Answer 23

Provokes
Quality 
Radiate (location)
Severity
Timing

Question 24

Morphine, hydrocodone, delatid, controlled substances

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Opioids

Question 25

Opioids can reduce...

Answer 25

heart rate and respiratory rate

Question 26

Tylenol, ibuprofen, motrin, advil, over the counter.

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Nonopioids

Question 27

Medications that don't treat pain directly, but treat source of pain.

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Adjuvant Medications.

Question 28

Steroids, Antidepressants, Anticonvulsants

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Adjuvant Medications

Question 29

When we stop medication, we go through withdrawal.

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Physical dependence.

Question 30

We need more medication to get the same affect.

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Tolerance

Question 31

Compulsive abuse of medication.

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Addiction

Question 32

Distraction, humor, music therapy, guided imagery, hypnosis, acupuncture, relaxation, therapeutic touch.

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Alternative methods to pain

Question 33

Learning your individual triggers to pain, pain precursors.

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Biofeedback

Question 34

Electrical nerve stimulation

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Cutaneous stimulation

Question 35

4 Processes of Pain

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1) transduction 2) transmission 3) perception 4) modulation

Question 36

the activation of pain receptors

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Transduction

Question 37

the ability to feel painful stimuli

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Nociceptors

Question 38

convey diffuse, visceral pain that is often described as burning and aching.

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C-Fibers

Question 39

transmit acute, well localized pain

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A-Delta Fibers

Question 40

peripheral nerve fibers that transmit pain from somatic and visceral sites (pain receptors)

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Nocioreceptors

Question 41

the amount of stimuli we need in order to have a response

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Pain Threshhold

Question 42

conduction of pain sensations from the area of injury to the spinal cord and higher centers within the brain

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Transmission

Question 43

the process by which the sensation of pain is inhibited or modified. (way that we can deal/manage the pain within the body)

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Modulation

Question 44

endogenous opioid compounds (they are naturally present in the body)

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Neuromodulators

Question 45

pharmaceutical agent used to relieve pain

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Analgesic

Question 46

An opioid neuromodulator produced at neural synapses at various points along the CNS. Prolonged analgesic effects.

Answer 46

Endorphins

Question 47

most potent analgesic effect

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Dynorphin

Question 48

A way that our body can block off severe pain. Large diameter nerves block the transmission of small nerve fibers impulses to the brain to block the pain.

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Gate Control Theory

Question 49

sharp pain, preventative in nature because it warns person of tissue damage. After underlying cause is resolved and healing occurs acute pain should disappear.

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Acute pain

Question 50

long term pain, no specific time period, lasts beyond normal healing period. May be hard to identify and treat. Can lead to mood changes, irritability and depression.

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Chronic Pain

Question 51

when the disease is present but the person does not experience symptoms

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Remission

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Symptoms of disease reappear

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Exacerbation

Question 53

termed with cancer or other progressive disorders, pain that progresses with issues

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Chronic Malignant Pain

Question 54

pain associated with the injury that is non progressive or is completely healed

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Chronic Nonmalignant Pain

Question 55

something that is created in the mind. It's subjective pain--there are no physical signs that the person is/is not in pain.

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Psychogenic Pain

Question 56

pain of the skin/subcutaneous tissue. Ex. paper cut that produces sharp pain with burning sensation.

Answer 56

Cutaneous (superficial) Pain

Question 57

Is diffuse or scattered and originates in tendons, ligaments, bones blood vessels and nerves. Ex, strong pressure on a bone or damage to tissue that occurs with a sprain causes deep somatic pain.

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Somatic Pain

Question 58

Poorly localized and originates in the body organs in the thorax, cranium and abdomen. This pain occurs as organs stretch abnormally and become distended. Ex. Appendicitis.

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Visceral Pain

Question 59

Pain can originate in one part of the body but be perceived in an area distant from it's point of origin.

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Referred Pain

Question 60

Dealing with the nerve innervation, it can be hard to treat because we may not be able to pin point the exact cause of the pain. Example heart attack-person feels pain in their left arm but is really experiencing a heart attack.

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Referred Pain

Question 61

refers to the normal process that results in noxious stimuli being perceived as painful.

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Nociceptive Pain

Question 62

a characteristic feature of neuropathic pain, is pain that occurs after a weak or non-painful stimuli, such as a light touch or a cold drink, which normally should not cause pain.

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Allodynia Pain