Pain

Question 1

What are the two categories of signs of pain shown in veterinary medicine?

Answer 1

Physiologic (examples are increased heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate) or
behavioral (examples are restlessness, inappetite, aggression)
#11, McCurnin’s (electronic version) 10th ed. Pg 2840

Question 2

What level of body tension would a pain score 1 cat or dog have?

Answer 2

Mild body tension.
#11, McCurnin’s (electronic version) 10th ed. Pg 2844

Question 3

When behaviors are thought to be related to stress other than pain, they are often described or referred to as ‘dysphoria’. What is dysphoria?

Answer 3

An emotional state described as anxiety, depression, or unease. This is a general term that does not specify a cause.
#11, McCurnin’s (electronic version) 10th ed. Pg 2846

Question 4

Nociception has three distinct phases. What are they?

Answer 4

Transduction, transmission, and modulation.
#11, McCurnin’s (electronic version) 10th ed. Pg 2848

Question 5

What is allodynia?

Answer 5

When non-painful stimulus is now seen as pain.
#11, McCurnin’s (electronic version) 10th ed. Pg 2851