pain management

Question 1

What does NOT cause spasms?

Answer 1

Salty foods

Question 2

Which theory of pain control is used when you attempt to stimulate C fibers (non-pain) to
overtake A fiber (pain) signals to the brain?

Answer 2

Gate control

Question 3

What pain control theory is used when you do a treatment that is not proven to work
physiologically, but the patient says reduces their pain?

Answer 3

Placebo effect

Question 4

Which theory of pain control has you exercise to release endorphins?

Answer 4

Endorphins

Question 5

Which type of pain occurs when a patient feels like an amputated limb is painful even though it
does not exist?

Answer 5

Phantom

Question 6

Which type of pain occurs when some branches of nerves make contact with non-involved
branches and send pain elsewhere?

Answer 6

Referred

Question 7

What is step five for how we get pain?

Answer 7

Motor impulse sent to nerves to move in order to
stop harm

Question 8

What is step four of how we get pain?

Answer 8

Determines what action is needed to end stimulus

Question 9

What is step three for how we get pain?

Answer 9

Brain interprets and evaluates signals

Question 10

What is step two for how we get pain?

Answer 10

Pain impulse is sent to the brain

Question 11

Which is not a component of pain?

Answer 11

Objective

Question 12

What is step one for how we get pain?

Answer 12

Nociceptors (pain receptors) are activated

Question 13

Phagocytes

Answer 13

Eat up dead cells and debris

Question 14

Trauma

Answer 14

Stress incurred by the body that may lead to a wound, injury or condition

Question 15

Symptoms of Inflammation

Answer 15

Redness, pain, warmth, effusion/edema, lack of
function/immobility

Question 16

Vasodilation

Answer 16

Increase in the diameter of a blood vessel that results from relaxation of smooth
muscle within the vessel wall. This causes an increase in blood flow.

Question 17

Hematoma

Answer 17

Formation caused by pooling of blood and fluid within a tissue space

Question 18

Vasoconstriction

Answer 18

Decrease in the diameter of a blood vessel especially constriction of
arterioles leading to a decreased blood flow to a body part

Question 19

Effusion

Answer 19

Swelling within the joint cavity

Question 20

Hypoxia

Answer 20

Lack of an adequate amount of oxygen supply to tissue Edema Tissue swelling caused by increased levels of intracellular fluid

Question 21

Proliferation Phase

Answer 21

Dispose of dead tissue, mobilize fibroblasts, and restore circulation

Question 22

Remodeling Phase

Answer 22

Stabilize and re-establish the area

Question 23

Fibroblast

Answer 23

Forms tissues that support and bind

Question 24

Platelets

Answer 24

Carry blood clotting materials

Question 25

Contusion

Answer 25

Injury resulting from a direct blow or force that does not interrupt the skin; typically bruising is seen

Question 26

Inflammatory Response Phase

Answer 26

Goal is to stabilize and contain area of injury

Question 27

Leukocytes

Answer 27

Infection fighting white blood cells

Question 28

Inflammation

Answer 28

Localized protective process that occurs when tissues are subjected to chemical or physical trauma; pain, heat, redness, and swelling occur

Question 29

Ecchymosis

Answer 29

Discoloration/bruising caused by hemorrhage