8.3 Pain Flashcards
1
Q
What is Analgesia?
A
Treatment for pain (major- opioid based, minor-non opioid)
2
Q
3 types of pain
A
1) Nociceptive= classic pain, results from noxious stimuli
2) Neuropathic= pain is caused by a problem with the pathway
3) central= thalamic pain
3
Q
What fiber carries fast pain?
A
A delta
Fiber project to I+V rexed lamina
4
Q
What fiber carries slow pain?
A
C fibers
II/Subst. Gelatinosa
Difficult to localize
5
Q
Spinoreticular pathway job
A
Responsible for alertness
6
Q
What fiber carries quick pain and what is the velocity?
A
A delta fiber.
5-30 m/s
