CRPS Pt 1

Question 1

Occurrence in western countries

Answer 1

26 per 100,000 persons/year

Question 2

What type of CRPS is most common? 1 or 2?

Answer 2

CRPS 1

Question 3

Where does CRPS usually occur?

Answer 3

Upper limb twice as common as the lower limb

Question 4

What sex presents with CRPS more?

Answer 4

Females more than males

Question 5

Mean age of CRPS?

Answer 5

46-52 years

Question 6

What population is common for CRPS?

Answer 6

More common with smokers

Question 7

Information on spontaneous onset of CRPS

Answer 7

80% of UE CRPS of less than 3 months had a stressful life event within 2 months before or a month after trauma

Question 8

What is CRPS?

Answer 8

A variety of clinical conditions characterized by constant and often disabling pain affecting one region (usually the hand) and often occurs after a trauma whose severity does not correlate with the level of pain

Question 9

CRPS is considered a…

Answer 9

regional post-traumatic neuropathic pain problem

Question 10

Another name for type 1 CRPS

Answer 10

RSD

Question 11

Another name for type 2 CRPS

Answer 11

Causalgia

Question 12

What is type 1 CRPS?

Answer 12

Pain syndrome triggered by a noxious event not associated with an identifiable nerve injury. Minor injuries or fracture precedes symptoms

Question 13

What is type 2 CRPS?

Answer 13

Pain syndrome involving direct partial or complete injury to a peripheral nerve

Question 14

Description of pain associated with CRPS 1

Answer 14

Usually described as burning or stinging