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Clinical Perspectives On pain Flashcards

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Allodynia

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Pain caused by stimulus which does NOT usually provoke pain

eg clothing/bedding

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What is neuropathic pain?

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Due to compression/damage of nerve
Burning
Distributed over a dermatome

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Hyperalgesia

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An increased response to a stimulus which IS normally painful

(eg needle)

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Dysanaesthesia

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An unpleasant normal sensation

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Neuralgia

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Pain in the distribution of a nerve

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Taking a pain history PQRST pneumonic

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Precipitating factors
Quality of pain
Relieving factors/ radiation
Site/ severity
Temporal factors
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