pain and comfort

Question 1

international association for study of pain definition of pain

Answer 1

unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage

Question 2

McCaffery definition of pain

Answer 2

Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing wherever he/she/they says it does

Question 3

most common reason for seeking health care

Answer 3

pain

Question 4

nociceptors

Answer 4

nerve fiber that usually does not transmit pain

Question 5

gate control

Answer 5

theory that suggests psychological factors play a role in pain perception

Question 6

transduction

Answer 6

activation of A and C nerve fibers by chemical mediators

Question 7

transmission

Answer 7

communication of action potential from periphery through the spinal cords dorsal horn to the CNS

Question 8

perception

Answer 8

effects of pain on the brain

Question 9

modulation

Answer 9

body’s ability to activate inhibitory or excitatory mechanisms and pathways to affect pain sensation

Question 10

neuropathic pain

Answer 10

exaggerated response to pain and can result in hyperalgesia

Question 11

somatic pain

Answer 11

deals with muscles, bones, and soft tissues
- easily localized

Question 12

visceral pain

Answer 12

pain on the inside (organs)

Question 13

acute pain

Answer 13

sudden onset, easier to manage, associated with illness or injury

Question 14

chronic pain

Answer 14

lasts more than 3 months, limbic system plays big role