Chronic Pain Flashcards
Primary treatment for painful diabetic neuropathy
Duloxetine
Primary treatment for HIV neuropathy
Topical capsaicin
Primary treatment for trigeminal neuralgia
Carbamazepine
Primary treatment for fibromyalgia
Pregabalin
Primary treatment for acute phase complex regional pain syndrome
Prednisone
Primary treatment for spinal cord pain
Pregabalin
Most resistant to pharmacotherapy of all neuropathic pain syndromes
Complex regional pain syndrome
Pain from a peripheral nerve injury
Complex regional pain syndrome type II
Pain from prolonged immobilization or disuse
Complex regional pain syndrome type i
Widespread muscular pain involving greater than 6 body areas out of 19 total regions
Fibromyalgia
Vital biologic signal to stop the individual from a potentially injurous activity or to pursue medical care
Acute pain
Exaggerated response to a painful stimulus
Hyperalgesia
Primary treatment for phantom limb pain
Gabapentin
Pain from a normally non-painful stimulus
Allodynia
Accurate term for addiction and opioid misuse
Abberant drug-related behaviour