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8. Pain Flashcards

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Back of the head

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C2

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The most common symptom of disease

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Pain

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Neck

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C3

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Epaulet area

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C4

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Deltoid area

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C5

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Radial forearm & thumb

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C6

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Index & middle fingers

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C7

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Little finger & ulnar border of hand & thumb

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C8-T1

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Nipple

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T4

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Umbilicus

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T10

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Groin

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L1

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Medial side of knee

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L3

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Great toe

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L5

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Little toe

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S1

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Back of the thigh

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S2

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Genitoanal zones

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S3-5

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T/F: A discrete lesion of the lateral spinal cord creates a loss of pain & thermal sensation of the contralateral trunk, the dermatomal level of which is 2-3 segments below that of the spinal cord lesion

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True

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T/F: The longest fibers from the sacral segments come to lie most deeply and fibers from successively more rostral levels occupy progressively more superficial positions

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False

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Any abnormal sensation described as unpleasant

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Dysesthesia

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Exaggerated pain response from a normally painful stimulus; usually includes aspects of summation with repeated stimulus of constant intensity & aftersensation

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Hyperalgesia

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Abnormally painful & exaggerated reaction to a painful stimulus; a demonstrable reduction in pain perception associated with an increased reaction to the stimulus once it is perceived

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Hyperpathia

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Exaggerated perception of touch stimulus

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Hyperesthesia/ hypesthesia

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Abnormal perception of pain from a normally non-painful mechanical or thermal stimulus

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Allodynia

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Decreased sensitivity & raised threshold to painful stimuli

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Hypoalgesia/ hypalgesia

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Reduced perception of all sensation, mainly touch

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Anesthesia

25
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Loss of perception of vibration

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Pallanesthesia

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Reduced perception of pain stimulus

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Analgesia

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Mainly spontaneous abnormal sensation that is not unpleasant; usually described as “pins & needles”

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Paresthesia

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Burning pain in the distribution of one or more peripheral nerves

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Causalgia

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