Lecture 1

Question 1

What are mediators of pain detection known as?

Answer 1

-Nociceptors

Question 2

What are two types of nociceptor fibers?

Answer 2

• A delta fibers

- C fibers

Question 3

What are the two categories of pain?

Answer 3

• Acute

- Chronic

Question 4

What type of pain has an exaggerated response but is manageable?

Answer 4

-Acute

Question 5

Which type of pain is hard to mange and its origin is difficult to identify?

Answer 5

-Chronic

Question 6

What is physical pain?

Answer 6

-A result of some sort of chemical or mechanical injury leading to tissue destruction

Question 7

What is psychological pain?

Answer 7

-An unpleasant feeling of a non-physical nature

Question 8

What is one of the first goals in deciding how to manage patients with pain?

Answer 8

• Are they physically able to tolerate what is going on (sitting for a long period of time) ( Heart rate and blood pressure can increase on people during a procedure)
• Are they physiologically able to tolerate
• Is psychosedation necessary (pinching between your thumb and index finger)

Question 9

What are three aspects of a physical evaluation used during patient assessment?

Answer 9

• Medical history questionnaire
• Physical examination
• Dialogue history (patient interview)

Question 10

What is objective information that is measurable “as the doctor sees it”?

Answer 10

-Physical examination

Question 11

What are parts of the physical examination of patients?

Answer 11

• Vital signs (heart, lungs, temp)

- Visual inspection (body movements, speech, skin)

Question 12

What ASA classification has moderate systemic disease?

Answer 12

-ASA III

Question 13

If you are 61 and healthy what ASA class are you?

Answer 13

-ASA II (60 +)