Lp 31

Question 1

Basic sensation

Answer 1

Thalamus

Question 2

Discrimination & meaning

Answer 2

Cortex

Question 3

Emotional aspect

Answer 3

Lambic system

Question 4

3 known families of endogenous opioids?

Answer 4

-enkephalins
-endorphins
-dynorphins

Question 5

-objective measure of intensity of stimulation that elicits perception of pain

Answer 5

Pain threshold

Question 6

Smallest stimulus that elicits a response

Answer 6

Threshold

Question 7

-subjective measure of individuals ability to withstand pain
-cannot be measured

Answer 7

Pain tolerance

Question 8

Classifications of pain a re according to?

Answer 8

-source/location
-referral
-duration

Question 9

-source: superficial structures
-skin
-subQ tissue
-description & characteristics:
-snap, burning
-easily localized
-onset may be abrupt or insidious (slow)
-causes: burns, cuts, abrasion, contusions

Answer 9

Cutaneous pain

Question 10

-source: dep body structures
-periosteum
-muscles
-joint capsule
-tendons
-blood vessels
-deception & characteristics:
-diffuse
-may radiate
-achy, sharp, dull or throbbing
-causes; pressure, ischemia, tissue damage

Answer 10

Deep somatic pain

Question 11

-common pain produced by disease
-diffuse & poorly localized nature of visceral pain d/t low density of nociceptors in the viscera compared to the number in the skin

Answer 11

Visceral pain

Question 12

-perceived at site different from source but innervate by same spinal segment
-often describes visceral pain perceived as arising from somatic structures

Answer 12

Referred pain

Question 13

-neurological pain that folllows amputation
-up to 70% of amputees experience pain from it
-experienced as sensations of tingling, heat/cold, heaviness, burning, cramping, shooting pain
-may disappear spontaneously or may persist for years
-people may expereince painful sensations that were present prior to the amputation

Answer 13

Phantom limb pain

Question 14

-lasts less than 6 months (arbitrary time frame)
-result of a tissue-damaging & usually self-limited
-warning system
-can lead to anxiety & secondary reflex musculoskeletal spasm

Answer 14

Acute pain

Question 15

-currently defined as pn that persists beyond expected normal time of healing
-quite variable
-may be unrelenting & severe
-can be continuous with or without periods of escalation
-may recur, with episodes of acute pain
-persistent chronic Pain serves no useful function (unlike acute pain)

Answer 15

Chronic pain

Question 16

Internal organ origin

Answer 16

Endogenous

Question 17

Pain-relieving

Answer 17

Analgesic