Types Of Pain - Causes, Diagnoses

Question 1

Disorder associated with sensory hypersensitivity

Answer 1

Fibromyalgia

Question 2

Chronic neuropathic pain can be caused by an accident, injury or certain illness(especially). Which of the following conditions may be associated with neuropathic pain?

1. Muscle atrophy
2. Rough toughened skin
3. Excessive hair growth
4. Increased sensation

Answer 2

A. Muscle atrophy may be seen in later stages. Neuropathic pain is associated with the development of smooth, fragile skin and with hair loss.

Question 3

Signs and symptoms or lumbosacral facet syndrome include a description of:

1. Dull ache radiating into the low back, buttock, thigh, and knee but not below the knee
2. Local continuous aching that progresses to a sharp burning sensation
3. Limitation of chest expansion to one inch or less
4. Low back pain and sciatic bilaterally to the great toes

Answer 3

1.

Question 4

Wounds may be due to burns, surgery, pressure, ischemia, and some diseases (e.g., diabetes mellitus). In deep wounds, pain occurs because:

1. Nerve endings at the site are degenerating
2. Necrosis tissue splits the wound and delays healing.
3. Dressings produce a moist environment and hyperalgesia
4. There is an insufficient amount of wound packing

Answer 4

2. Produces persistent pain

Question 5

Pain caused by extreme pressure, heat, cold, mechanical tissue damage

Answer 5

Nociceptive pain

Question 6

Pain caused by extreme pressure, heat, cold, mechanical tissue damage

Answer 6

Nociceptive pain

Question 7

Two types of nociceptive pain

Answer 7

Somatic and visceral

Question 8

Pain that is more difficult to accurately localize. Diffuse in nature. Colicky or squeezing

Answer 8

Visceral

Question 9

Spinal deformity, decrease in height, chronic low back pain - symptoms of?

Answer 9

Osteoporosis

Question 10

Inflammatory, also common source of chronic back pain. Cervical spine vulnerable. Fractures in cervical spine painful and can lead to paralysis and death

Answer 10

Osteoarthritis

Question 11

Hips are at greatest risk of fracture with this diagnosis (also spinal can occur)

Answer 11

Osteoporosis

Question 12

Loss in bone density (often severe), deformity, fractures & risk of fracture increased - symptoms of

Answer 12

Osteoporosis

Question 13

One of must debilitating and excruciating of all headache disorders

Answer 13

Cluster HA

Question 14

Most common HA - usually resolved with OTC medication. Associated with sense of pressure of tight band-like aching affecting whole head. No other associated symptoms.

Answer 14

Tension HA

Question 15

If not treated this HA can sometimes progress to migraine type intensity w/ association N/V/Light sensitivity.

Answer 15

Tension Type HA