Pain Flashcards
What’s pain
Unpleasant sensation due to damage
Things associated with pain
Somatic reaction
Autonomic reaction
Emotional reaction
Other signs of damage other than pain
Fever
High ESR
Significance of pain
Warning
Reaction
Pain receptors ?
Free nerve endings
Functional classification of pain receptors
Mechanical
Chemical
Thermal
Poly modal
Pain receptors are abundant in :
Skin Periosteum Vascular walls Joints Dura of falx and tentorium
Pain receptors are less abundant in :
Most viscera
Many deep tissue (Muscles, Ligaments, Tendon)
Pain-insensitive tissues
Brain
Liver parenchyma
Kidney parenchyma
Lung parenchyma
Classes of pain producing compounds
1st class 2nd class
Which class of PPS directly stimulate pain receptors
1st class
Which class of PPS lowers pain threshold
2nd class
Substances of the 1st class of PPS
Potassium
Histamine
Serotonin
Bradykinin
Substances of the 2nd class of PPS
Substance P
PGE 2
Leukotriens
Qualities of pain
Pricking Burning Colicky Dull Throbbing Tearing Oppressive Stabbing Stitching
Classification of chronic non malignant pain
Generalized
Neuropathic
Nociceptive