Pain

Question 1

Types of Pain

Answer 1

Acute pain

Chronic pain

Question 2

Acute Pain

Answer 2

short lived
reslts from sudden, accidental truma; surgery; ischemia; inflammation
Major distinction from chronic pain is the effet on biologic responses
Increased heart rate, blood pressure, etc

Question 3

Chronic pain

Answer 3

Cancer pain
non cancer pain
Persists or recurs for indefinitd period more than 3 months
onset is gradual
Character and quality can chang over time
Serves no biological puropose
emotional financial and relational burdens.

Question 4

Unrelieved Pain

Answer 4

pg. 25 table 3-1

Question 5

Characteristics of Acute Pain

Answer 5

Table 3-2 p. 25

Question 6

Nociceptive pain

Answer 6

Somatic / Viseral

Question 7

Neuropathic pain

Answer 7

nerve pain *see table 3-3 Physiologic sources of nociceptive painf and neuropathic pain

Question 8

Gate Control Theory p. 29

Answer 8

p.29

Question 9

Gold standard for pain and pain medication

Answer 9

10 mg of Morphine / level of pain is what ever the patient reports it too be.