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THE SKIN IS RICHLY SUPPLIED WITH SENSORY RECEPTORS THAT ARE ANATOMICALLY DIFFERENT FOR

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  1. PAIN
  2. LIGHT TOUCH
  3. TOUCH
  4. WARMTH
  5. COLD
  6. PRESSURE
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SPECIALIZED SENSORY ORGANS

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EYE - VISION
• NOSE – SMELL
• TONGUE -TASTE
 • EARS HEARING 
• EARS -POSITION
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7 CARDINAL FEATURES OF A SYMPTOM:-

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  1. LOCATION – RADIATION
  2. QUALITY
  3. QUANTITY
  4. TIMING
  5. SETTING
  6. ALLEVIATING OR AGGREVATING FACTORS
  7. ASSOCIATED FEATURES
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PHANTOM LIMB PAIN

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ARISES FROM A NEUROMA AND AS FAR AS THE BRAIN IS CONCERNED THE PAIN IS FROM THE MISSING OR AMPUTATED LIMB

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VISCERAL AND REFERRED PAIN

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OCCURS WHEN PAIN SENSATION FROM, FOR INSTANCE THE HEART, CONVERGES ON THE SAME POSTERIOR HORNS AS THE PAIN SENSATION FROM THE LEFT ARM

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WHAT IS PAIN

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PAIN IS THE FEELING THAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN HURT OR ILL.

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