6. PAIN MANAGEMENT Flashcards
what is pain
=unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with actual or potential tissue damage.
-unpleasant feeling,
-protection from harm
>nociception, nociceptor
nociception neural processes of
encoding noxious stimuli
nociception is physiological perception of
pain
nociception does not require
consciousness and can continue unabated during general anesthesia if techniques that interrupt or inhibit transduction, transmission, and modulation of nociceptive stimuli are not included
nociceptor sensory receptor that
generate action potential (nerve impulse) and sends signals that cause perception of pain in response to potentially damaging stimulus
nociceptors - different nociceptors respond to different stimuli:
- mechanoreceptors: pressure and strech
- thermoreceptors: heat and cold
- chemoreceptors: inflammatory mediators (H+, K+, prostaglandins)
neuron includes
-dendrite
-nucleus
-axon
-cell body
-myelin sheath
-node of ranvier
-schwann cell
-axon terminal
nociceptive impulses are transmitted in
Adelta and C fibers
> Adelta -small myelinated fibers: fast, sharp pin
> C - smallest unmyelinated fibers : slow dull pain
transduction of noxious stimulus(any damage of tissue) > primary afferent nociceptor > transmission >
modulation > thalamus > thalamocortical projections > cortex > PERCEPTION
-modulation=changing - change signal to stronger or action let signal to main brain at all
modulation of pain in
spinal cord, many receptors and mediators modulate information passing to brain
modulation of pain excitatory transmitters
=prostaglandins > propagate pain impulse
modulation of pain inhibitory transmitters
=endorphins, epinephrine, norepinephrine, GABA > reduce painful stimuli
gate theory small fibers and large fibers >
pain
hyperalgesia increased sensitivity to
pain, which may be caused by damage to nociceptors or peripheral nerves or lack of inhibitory transmitter
primary hyperalgesia (kipuaistin lisääntyminen suoraan tulehtuneessa tai vahingoittuneella alueella) describes pain that occurs
directly in damaged tissues
secondary hyperalgesia (Kipuaistimuksen lisääntyminen tapahtuu alueilla, jotka ympäröivät vahingoittunutta aluetta mutta eivät ole itse suoraan vahingoittuneet) describes pain sensitivity that occurs in
surrounding undamaged tissues
hyperalgesia is
opioid -induced