Pain Flashcards
what is the new definition of pain
an unplainsant sensory and emotional experience associated with or resembling that associated with actual or potential tissue damage
what are the 6 carasterics of definition of pain
- pain is always a personal experience that is influence by biological, psychological and social factors
- pain and nociceptor are different phenomena. pain cannot be inferred solely from activity in sensory neuron
- through their life experience, indivdual learn the concept of pain
-a person’s report of an experience as pain should be respect - verbal description is only one of several behaviors to express pain: inability to communicate does not negate the possibility that a human experience pain
pain is a
subjective sensation and composed of a variety of human discomforts
perfeception of pain is modified how
by past experience and expectations
slection of a therapeutic agent should be based on
a sound understanding of its physical properties and physiologic effects
what is acute pain
pain of suddent onset
what is chronic pain
pain lastinf for mnore than 6 month
what is refered pain
pain that is perceived to be in an area that seems to have little relation to the existing pathology
Kehr’s Sign
Myofascial trigger points
what is nociceptive pain
Pain that arises from actual or threatened damage to non-neural tissue and is due to the activation of nociceptors.
what is neuropathic pain
Pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system.
what is nociplastic pain
Pain that arises from altered nociception despite no clear evidence of actual or threatened tissue damage
what nociplastic pain cause
Causing the activation of peripheral nociceptors or evidence for disease or lesion of the somatosensory system causing the pain.
what is a noxious stimulus
A stimulus that is damaging or threatens damage to normal tissues.
what is pain threshold
The minimum intensity of a stimulus that is perceived as painful.
what is the pain tolerance level
The maximum intensity of a pain-producing stimulus that a subject is willing to accept in a given situation.
what are the 2 type of pain
radiating and sclerotmic pain
what is sclerotomic pain
associated with a segment of bone innervated by a spinal segment that is a
deep somatic pain
gnawing, aching, sharp
after common cold what is the most common reason for health care visit
pain
provenance of chronic pain range from
8% to 60%
pain can be measure how
by asking if the pain change, interfere, increase, decrease with the following
Pain intensity
Pain quality
Pain location
Pain behaviour
Pain interference
Depression
Sleep quality
Alcohol and drug use
what is pain intensity and how can it be describe
Is the magnitude or severity of perceived pain
Current versus usual pain
by using visual analogue scale, 1-10 scale
what does the scale does best for describing the pain
indicate the change in pain
30% change is meaningful (2 points or more on scale)
what to do when we do a pain profile
Pain profiles
Identify type of pain
Quantify intensity of pain
Evaluate the effect of the pain experience on patients’ level of function
Assess the psychosocial impact of pain
utility of pain chart
establish spatial properties of pain
Patient colors pictures in areas that correspond to pain
(blue = aching pain, yellow =numbness or tingling, red = burning pain, green =cramping pain)