Pain and Pain Management

Question 1

What is Pain?

Answer 1

unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with tissue damage

Question 2

Acute Pain

Answer 2

intense for a short period of time

Question 3

Incident related Pain

Answer 3

pain that occurs from a specific movement

Question 4

Chronic Pain

Answer 4

Pain that continues over a long period of time

Question 5

Pain management

Answer 5

process of helping to make a persons pain easier to live with

Question 6

Musculoskeletal Pain (somatic pain)

Answer 6

Pain that is in muscles, joints, connective tissues and bones

Question 7

Myofascial Pain

Answer 7

soreness of muscles

Question 8

Viceral Pain

Answer 8

pain of internal organs

Question 9

Neuropathic Pain

Answer 9

pain initiated by a dysfunction in the nervous system

Question 10

Anesthetic

Answer 10

drug that causes numbness

Question 11

NSAIDS

Answer 11

non steroidal anti inflammatory drug

Question 12

Suffering

Answer 12

mental state of undergoing pain, distress or hardship

Question 13

Difference between Pain and Suffering

Answer 13

Suffering is optional, Pain is inevitable

Question 14

Pain tolerance

Answer 14

maximum amount of pain that. person is able to tolerate

Question 15

Pain threshold

Answer 15

the point along a curve when a stimulus begins to become painful (pinch)

Question 16

Factor affecting Pain tolerance

Answer 16

Competing sensory
Aging process
Expectations
Past experiences
General Health
Prospects of reward

Question 17

Peripheral Nerve

Answer 17

pain may reoccur

Question 18

Central Nerve

Answer 18

damage to central nervous system

Question 19

Expectation duration

Answer 19

most pain temporary and short term

Question 20

What is transduction

Answer 20

First stage of pain, stimulus causes tissue damage

Question 21

What is the order of somatic and visceral sensations of pain

Answer 21

Transduction, transmission, perception, modulation

Question 22

what is transmission

Answer 22

damaged cells send signals to neurotransmitters that create an action potential

Question 23

Perception

Answer 23

when you become. aware of the pain

Question 24

Modulation

Answer 24

brain releases substances which inhib further transmission of painful stimuli

Question 25

Reffered pain

Answer 25

pain from 1 body part is felt in another body part

Question 26

Endorphins

Answer 26

opiod produced by NS to inhibit transmission of pain

Question 27

Metabolic

Answer 27

anything metabolism

Question 28

Cardiovascular

Answer 28

Heart

Question 29

Respiratory

Answer 29

lungs and airways

Question 30

Genitourinary

Answer 30

kidney

Question 31

Digestive

Answer 31

Digestive system (stomach, pancreas, etc)

Question 32

Muscloskeletal

Answer 32

muscle and movement

Question 33

Cognitive

Answer 33

Brain

Question 34

Immune

Answer 34

Antibody

Question 35

Unaddressed pain

Answer 35

dismiss pain or don't want to admit the pain

Question 36

What are examples of pain feels

Answer 36

tingles, pressure, sore, burning, itching, aching, cramping

Question 37

What are examples of pain acts

Answer 37

violent, gradual, intense, sudden, slow

Question 38

Explain Humour as pain relief

Answer 38

it distracts the brain by making the pain feel more bearable

Question 39

Primary headaches

Answer 39

most common, not concerning, combination of environmental factors and genetics

Question 40

Secondary Headaches

Answer 40

concerning, likely due to a medical reason, rare

Question 41

What are some non verbal expressions of pain

Answer 41

facial expressions (squinting, frowning), restlessness (cant sit still), protection (limping, holding area)

Question 42

what are some Verbal expression

Answer 42

loud, growning, moaning, words,

Question 43

Pain control and relief

Answer 43

Heat (soothes, relaxes draws blood) cold (numbs, reduce swelling, restricts blood), massage (creates movement, loosens, reduce swelling)