Pain Flashcards
Differentiate between clinical presentation of types of pain (ie. somatic vs. visceral)
What is somatic pain?
Somatic pain is a type of nociceptive pain that is also referred to as
skin pain, tissue pain, or muscle pain.
Unlike visceral pain (another type of nociceptive pain that arises from internal organs), the nerves that detect somatic pain are located in the skin and deep tissues.
Differentiate between clinical presentation of types of pain (ie. somatic vs. visceral)
What is visceral pain?
Visceral pain Originates from the larger internal organs such as stomach, intestines, gallbladder, pancreas.
How does Visceral pain feel?
Dull, deep, squeezing, cramping.
This pain can come from direct injury to an organ or from stretching due to tumor, ischemia, distention, or contraction.
Visceral pain
Examples of this type of pain are ureteral colic, acute appendicitis, ulcer, and cholecystitis
Visceral pain
What are autonomic responses associated with visceral pain?
Vomiting, nausea, pallor, and diaphoresis
This type of pain originates from muscular skeletal tissue or the body surface.
Somatic pain
Comes from sources such as blood vessels, joints, tendons, muscles, and bone
Deep somatic pain
May result from pressure, trauma, or ischemia
Can be aching or throbbing
Deep somatic pain
Pain derived from the skin surface and subcutaneous tissues
Cutaneous pain
May feel superficial, sharp, or burning and is usually well localized and easy to pinpoint.
Cutaneous pain
Pain that has felt at a particular site but originates from another location
Referred pain
Pain that is short term and self-limiting, often follows a predictable trajectory and dissipates after an injury heals
Acute pain
Pain that continues for six months or longer. May last five, 15, or 20 years and beyond
Chronic pain
Chronic pain can be divided into two categories. Name them.
Malignant or cancer related and non-malignant
