pain ch 44 - exam III

Question 1

acupressure

Question 2

acute pain

Answer 2

protective, usually has an identifiable cause, is a short duration

Question 3

addiction

Question 4

adjuvants

Question 5

analgesics

Question 6

biofeedback

Question 7

breakthrough cancer pain

Question 8

chronic pain

Answer 8

not protective, prolonged, varies in intensities

Question 9

cutaneous stimulation

Question 10

drug tolerance

Question 11

epidural analgesia

Question 12

guided imagery

Question 13

idiopathic pain

Question 14

local anesthesia

Question 15

modulation

Answer 15

when a person perceives a harmful impulse to help produce produce an analgesic effect

Question 16

multimodal analgesia

Question 17

nociception

Answer 17

observable activity of the nervous system that allows people to detect pain

Question 18

opioids

Question 19

pain threshold

Question 20

pain tolerance

Answer 20

level of pain a person is willing to accept

Question 21

patient controlled analgesia (PCA)

Question 22

perineural infusions

Question 23

physical dependence

Question 24

placebos

Question 25

pseudoaddiction

Question 26

regional anesthesia

Question 27

relaxation

Question 28

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulations (TENS)

Question 29

transduction

Answer 29

converts energy produced by these noxious stimuli into electrical impulses

Question 30

transmission

Answer 30

a thermal, mechanical, or chemical stimulus usually activates a pain event