ACE Review - pain Flashcards
What is allodynia
It is pain to a non painfuli stimuli
What is complex regional pain syndrome
It is a pain syndrome that has type 1 And type 2
What is crps type 1
Pain with the following. 1. Inciting event 2. not limited to one peripheral nerve 3. Pain out of proportion to inciting event.
What symptoms are associated with crps type 1.
Edema. Changes of skin blood flow. Pseudomotor abnormality. Allodyna or hyperalgesia
What is type 2 crps
- After a nerve lesion. Constant burning pain, allodynia, hyperpathia. Vasomotor changes and trophic changes.
What is neuralgia
Pain in the distribution of a nerve.
What is hyperalgesia
Increased pain to an already painful stimuli
What is the salient feature that distinguishes crps from neuralgia
The presence of sympathetic disturbances
What are sympathetic disturbances of crps
Sudomotor: sweating, pilomotor: goosebumps, vasomotor: edema or skin color changes
What kind of surgery may be associated with ulnar cutaneous nerve crps2 injury
Styloid process surgery of ulnar at the wrist
What kind of nerve injury would have numbness at the webspace at the bottom of the thumb and at the dorsal surface of the wrist?
Radial nerve injury
What are two types of organic pain
Nociceptive and neuropathic
What is nociceptive pain
Pain of somatic and visceral organs
What is neuropathic pain
Pain secondary to damages in the neuro pathway
What is the medication treatment for nociceptive pain
Opioids
What are the treatments for neuropathic pain
Tca, anticonvulsant, nmda
What is an example of nociceptive pain.
Pancreatitis
What is an example of neuropathic pain
Diabetic neuropathy, trigeminal neuralgia, multiple sclerosis
Neuropathic pain is secondary to efferent or afferent nerve involvement?
Afferent
What is physiological dependance.
When a patient shows signs of withdrawl when a substance is taken away, but has no behavioral problems. ( aka no addiction problems)
What is tolerance
When a patient requires increasing doses to maintain the same effect, but does not have behavioral problems ( aka no signs of addiction )
What is opioid induced hyperalgesia
Long term use of opioids causes patients to have increase pain to noxious stimuli
What is common in pt with opioid hyperalgesia
They usually complain of pain outside the initial site of injury
What are 5 terms to describe neuropathic pain
Allodynia, dysethesia, paresthesia, hyperesthesia, hyperpathia
What is hyperesthesia
Increases sensitivity to stimulation
What is allodynia
Pain due to a non noxious stimuli
What is hyperpathia
No sense of pain to a repetitive stimuli until a threshold is met and an explosive response is met
What is paresthesia
An ABNORMAL sensation (spontaneous or evoked) (like tingling)
What is dyesthesia
An UNPLEASANT sensation (spontaneous or evoked) (like burning)
Patients on chronic opiod used are more prone to what
That have an increase experience with pain and increase risk of respiratory depression
Are chronic opiod users more or less prone to nausea and itching
They are less prone to nausea and itching
What history or physical exam finding is a finding to rule out facet arthropaty
Pain radiating pass the knee
What is the history or physical exam pathonomonic for facet arthropathy
There is none
What test is pathonomonic for facet arthropathy
Medial branch blocks and intraarticular joint injections are not pathonomonic, but relief is strongly indicative of facet arthropathy
At what level is the celiac plexus
Below diaphragm, behind stomach, anterior to aorta, L1L2
What is the celiac plexus
It is a collection of cell bodies of the post synaptic neurons making the sympathetic chain
Where are the preganglion nerves of the celiac plexus coming from
T5 to t12
What are 2 transient effects that are seen with celiac plexus block
Hypotension (which may require IVf and pressors) and DIARRHEA
Does celiac plexus block cause complete pain relief
No. It only does visceral block, no somatic block
What is Allodynia
It is pain to a non noxious stimulus
herpes zoster…how long does it last
2-4 weeks
herpes zoster…what are the 3 goal of antiviral therapy
decrease chronic pain, decrease time of shedding, decrease of acute pain
herpes zoster…what are the 3 drugs u can use
famocyclovir, valcyclovir, acyclovir
herpes zoster…what are the better drugs to use
famocyclovir and valcyclovir bc more bioavailable
herpes zoster…when should u start antiviral drugs
within 72 hours of onset of symptoms
trigeminal neuralgia…how long do episodes last
a few minutes
trigeminal neuralgia…do patients have pain in between episodes
no
trigeminal neuralgia…where is the distribution of the pain
following the facial nerve…57% of the time on the right side of the face
trigeminal neuralgia…what age group gets this
usually after the age of 30
trigeminal neuralgia…people who have it before the age of 30 has what associated disease
multiple sclerosis
atypical face pain…how is it different from trigeminal neuralgia
there are not periods of pain free…there are no specific triggers
reflex sympathatic dystrophy of the face…how is it dfferent from trigeminal neuralgia
there are no pain free moments…usually has allodynia…has vasomotor changers
geniculate neuralgia….how is this pain described
pain near the ear
geniculate neuralgia…what nerve is this associated with
seventh cranial nerve
geniculate neuralgia…is the pain constant or paroxysmal
paroxysmal