case 23 Flashcards
what are 2 types of spinothalamic tracts that carry pain?
neo and paleo spinothalamic tracts.
neo are more peripheral. paleo=dull throbbing, poorly localised pain, neo=sensitive, localised. back in the day the cavemen only had paleo.
what is the mechanism by which SSRIs and SNRIs are used for chronic pain?
they are a2 agonists.
what is the mechanism by which NSAIDs are used for pain?
block prostaglandin production-prostaglandins in the brain cause some pain signals.
what types of hypersensitivity reactions does rheumatoid arthritis involve?
both type III and type IV hypersensitivity reactions.
what 2 bones does the flexor retinaculum attach to to form the carpal tunnel?
pisiform and trapezium
what structures are found within the carpal tunnel?
4 tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis
4 tendons of flexor digitorum profundus
tendon of flexor pollicis longus
median nerve
what is the only rotator cuff muscle to not do rotation?
supraspinatus-initiates abduction instead.
what’s correct patellar ligament or patellar tendon
patellar ligament
never say tendon
what are the 6 contents of the axilla?
axillary artery and its 6 major branches
axillary vein and tributaries
brachial plexus
axillary lymph nodes
axillary process of breast
proximal parts of biceps brachii and coracobrachialis
what is the motivational affective component of pain?
attention
which muscle tendon passes through the shoulder joint capsule?
tendon of long head of biceps-attaches to supraglenoid tubercle of scapula
