Pain Flashcards
It is a phenomenon that defies precise definition
Pain
Components;
Stimulus
Body sensation
Reaction of the people experiencing the pain
“All pain is real” - Regardless of its cause
Cardinal rule
The pain system;
Outside Environment
Pain behaviors
Suffering
Emotions
Thoughts
Pain sensation
Tissue damage
These are free nerve endings found in every tissue of the body except in the brain
Nociceptors
Nociceptors activated by;
Thermal stimuli
Mechanical stimuli
Chemical stimuli
Also called psychalgia or somatoform pain
is a sensation of pain caused , increased or prolonged by mental, emotional, or behavioral factors
Psychogenic
Is the sensation of pain from a part of the body that has been lost or is no longer present
Phantom pain
Types of pain;
Fast pain
Superficial somatic pain
Deep somatic pain
Visceral pain
Pain that arises from the stimulation of the receptors in the skin
Superficial somatic pain
Due to stimulation of the receptors in the skeletal muscles, joints, tendons and fascia
Deep somatic pain
The maximum or duration of pain of the person is willing to endure
Tolerance
Consists of grouping of words that describe pain
McGill pain questionnaire
Spinothalamic Tract division;
Neo spinothalamic Tract
Paleo spinothalamic Tract
It ascends to thalamus and projects to the somatosensory cortex
Neo spinothalamic Tract
Transmit impulses through the reticular system and terminates in thalamus
Paleo spinothalamic Tract
This scale can be used with young children (sometimes as young as 3 years of age)
Wong- baker faces pain scale
PQRST:;
Provokes/pain
Quality
Radiation/relief
Severity
Time/Onset
COLDERRA;
Characteristics
Onset
Location
Duration
Exacerbation
Radiation
Relief
Associated
OLD CART
Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics
Aggravating factors
Relief measures
Treatment
Pain theories;
Specificity Theory (Rene Descartes)
Pattern theory
Goldscheider
Pain assessment;
Acute pain
Chronic pain
FLACC rating scale stands for;
Face
Legs
Activity
Crying
Consolability
Is often used in the neonatal health care setting
Cries pain Assessment
