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Pain Pathways (Exam II) Flashcards

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Differentiate the sensory-discriminative & motivational-affective aspects of pain.

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  • Sensory-discriminative - Ascending pathways and the perception of pain (location, intensity, sensation, etc.)
  • Motivational affective - responses to painful stimuli (Ex. arousal, reflexes, endocrine responses, and emotional changes)
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What is nociception?

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  • The experience of pain through a series of complex neurophysiologic processes.
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What are the four stages of pain perception?

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  1. Transduction (tissue level)
  2. Transmission (via nerves)
  3. Modulation (via spinal cord)
  4. Perception (CNS)
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Where does the modulation of pain impulses occur?

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  • Dorsal horn of the spinal cord
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What drugs are used to affect the transduction of pain?
What specifically is being affected by these drugs?

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  • Local anesthetics & NSAIDs
  • Peripheral nociceptors
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What drugs are used to affect the transmission of pain?
What specifically is being affected by these drugs?

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  • Local anesthetics
  • Αδ and C fibers
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What drugs are used to affect the modulation of pain?
What specifically is being affected by these drugs?

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  • LA’s, opioids, ketamine, α2 agonists
  • Afferent fibers of the dorsal horn
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What drugs are used to affect the perception of pain?
What specifically is being affected by these drugs?

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  • General anesthetics, opioids, α2 agonists
  • Brain
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Where are nociceptors located?

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  • Skin
  • Muscles
  • Joints
  • Viscera
  • Vasculature
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What characterizes afferent C-fibers?

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  • Unmyelinated
  • Pain from heat (burning) & sustained pressure
  • Slow (less than 2 m/s)
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What characterizes Aδ fibers?

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-Myelinated
- Type I: Aβ & Aδ (heat,mechanical, chemical)
- Type II: Aδ (heat)
- Fast (>2 m/s)

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What chemical mediators of pain are targeted with spinal anesthetics?

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Peptides

  • Substance P
  • Calcitonin
  • Bradykinin
  • CGRP
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Which chemical mediator is released first in response to injury?

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  • Bradykinin
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What chemical mediators of pain are inhibited by NSAIDs?

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Lipids
- Prostaglandins
- Thromboxanes

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What chemical mediators of pain are inhibited by cannabis?

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Lipids
- Endocannabinoids

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What is sensitization?

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  • Decreased pain threshold (likely due to upregulation of receptors)
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Differentiate hyperalgesia and allodynia.

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  • Hyperalgesia - ↑ pain sensations to normally painful stimuli.
  • Allodynia - perception of pain to things that aren’t normally painful.
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What characterizes primary hyperalgesia?

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Hyperalgesia at original site of injury.

  • Lower pain threshold
  • Spontaneous pain
  • Expansion of receptive field
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What characterizes secondary hyperalgesia?

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  • Sensitization of CNS → hyperalgesia from uninjured skin surrounding injury.
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What area of the brain accounts for the perception (location & intensity) of pain?

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  • Somatosensory Cortex I & II (SI & SII)
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What is the relay center for nociceptive and sensory activity?
How does sensory activity travel from this area to the cerebrum?

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  • Spinal Dorsal Horn
  • Ascending pathways
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What areas of the brain may depress or facilitate the integration of painful information in the spinal dorsal horn?

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  • PAG - Peraqueductal Gray Matter
  • RVM - Rostral Ventral Medulla
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Where are afferent C-fibers located in the spinal column?

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  • Dorsal horn: Lamina I & II
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What is another name for Lamina II?
What drugs work here?

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  • Substantia gelatinosa
  • Opioids
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What nerve fibers are associated with an "open-gate" for pain? What nerve fibers can shut this gate?
- Aδ & C-fibers = **open** - Aβ fibers = **closed**
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What receptors does ketamine target for pain modulation?
- NMDA
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The excision of what structure would result in the complete loss of perception of pain?
Amygdala *Bonus points if you just said the whole brain you degenerate*.
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What neurotransmitters propagate excitatory transmissions in the spinal column?
- Glutamate - Calcitonin - Neuropeptide Y - Aspartate - Substance P
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What neurotransmitters propagate inhibitory transmissions in the spinal column?
- GABAA - Glycine - Enkephalins - NE - Dopamine
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What are the four ascending pain pathways?
- Spinothalamic - Spinomedullary - Spinobulbar - Spinohypothalamic
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What information is carried by the spinothalamic pathway? What laminae are used?
- Pain, Temp, & Itch - Laminae I, VII, and VIII
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What information is carried by the spinobulbar pathway? What laminae are used?
- Behavior towards pain - Laminae I, V, and VII
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What information is carried by the spinohypothalamic pathway? What laminae are used?
- Autonomic, neuroendocrine & emotional aspects of pain - Laminae I, V, VII, & X.
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What part of the suprapinal pathway differentiates where pain is coming from?
S1 & S2 (Somatosensory cortex 1 & 2)
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What supraspinal areas deal with the emotional/motivational aspects of pain?
- Anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) - Insular Cortex (IC) - Amygdala
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Where do the descending inhibitory tracts originate? Where do they then synapse at?
- PAG (periaqeueductal gray matter) - Synapse at dorsal horn
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What neurotransmitters are increased with exercise?
- Endorphins - Enkephalins - Serotonin
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How do inhibitory tracts inhibit the propagation of painful stimuli?
**Hyperpolarizing Aδ & C fibers** - ↓ release of substance P - ↑ pK⁺ and inhibiting Ca⁺⁺ channels
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Where does the pain inhibiting impulse originate from in the descending inhibitory tracts?
PAG-RVM areas
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When is pain considered chronic rather than acute?
- If > 3 - 6 months - If pain persists beyond tissue healing
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Who is at increased risk of neuropathic chronic pain?
- Cancer patients - Diabetics
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What is the treatment for chronic neuropathic pain?
- Opioids - Gabapentin - Amitriptyline - Cannabis *All situation dependent*
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How is visceral pain characterized?
- Diffuse and poorly localized
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What is complex regional pain syndrome?
- Variety of painful issues following an injury (sponateous pain, hyperalgesia, edema, etc.)
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When can babies begin to perceive pain?
23 weeks
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How does pain affect the GI/GU system?
- ↑ SNS = ↑ sphincter tone and ↓ peristalsis = **N/V, ileus, distension**, etc. - Stress ulcers
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How can the effects of pain in the cardiovascular system be summarized?
↑ SNS *↑BP, HR, etc.*
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What hormones experience a decrease in response to chronic pain?
**Anabolic Hormones** - Insulin - Testosterone
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What are the pulmonary effects of chronic pain?
- Shallow breathing → **atelectasis and pneumonia.**
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What does pain (and stress) do hematologically?
Hypercoagulability
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What can pain do to someone emotionally?
Anxiety, sleep disturbance, depression
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How does pain (stress) cause increased risk of infection?
It depresses the reticuloendothelial system

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