FUNDA QUIZ 1 FINALS Flashcards
An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with or resembling that associated
with actual or potential tissue damage.
PAIN
Classification of pain based on where it is on the body may be useful in determining the client’s
underlying problems or needs
According to Location
is pain that is perceived in an area distant from the site of the stimuli. It
commonly occurs with visceral pain as visceral fibers synapse at the level of the spinal cord,
close to fibers innervating other subcutaneous tissue organs of the body. (cardiac pain may be
felt in the shoulder or left arm with or without chest pain)
Referred pain
is pain arising from organs or hollow viscera, often presents this way, being
perceived in an area remote from the organ causing the pain.
Visceral pain
which lasts only through the expected recovery period. It can be sudden or slow
onset.
Acute pain
is prolonged, usually recurring or persisting over 6 months or longer, and
interferes with functioning
Chronic pain
experienced when an intact, properly functioning nervous system sends
signals that tissues are damaged, requiring attention and proper care.
Physiological pain
– originates in the skin, muscles, bones, or connective tissues
Somatic pain
results from activation of pain receptors in the organs and/or hollow
viscera. It tends to be poorly located and may have a cramping. Throbbing, pressing or
aching quality. It is often associated with feeling sick (sweating, nausea, vomiting).
Visceral pain
experienced by people who have damaged or malfunctioning nerves due
to illness, injury or undetermined reasons
Neuropathic pain
follows damage and/or sensitization of peripheral nerves
Peripheral neuropathic pain
results from malfunctioning nerves in the central nervous
system
Central neuropathic pain
occurs occasionally when abnormal connections
between fibers and the sympathetic nervous system perpetuate problems with both the
pain and sympathetically controlled functions
Sympathetically maintained pain
The least amount of stimuli necessary for a person to label a sensation as
pain. It may vary from person to person, and may be related to age, gender, or race but it
changes little in the same individual over time.
Pain Threshold
The most pain an individual is willing or able to tolerate before taking
evasive actions
Pain Tolerance