pain ch 44 - exam III Flashcards
1
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acupressure
A
2
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acute pain
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protective, usually has an identifiable cause, is a short duration
3
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addiction
A
4
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adjuvants
A
5
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analgesics
A
6
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biofeedback
A
7
Q
breakthrough cancer pain
A
8
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chronic pain
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not protective, prolonged, varies in intensities
9
Q
cutaneous stimulation
A
10
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drug tolerance
A
11
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epidural analgesia
A
12
Q
guided imagery
A
13
Q
idiopathic pain
A
14
Q
local anesthesia
A
15
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modulation
A
when a person perceives a harmful impulse to help produce produce an analgesic effect
16
Q
multimodal analgesia
A
17
Q
nociception
A
observable activity of the nervous system that allows people to detect pain
18
Q
opioids
A
19
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pain threshold
A
20
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pain tolerance
A
level of pain a person is willing to accept
21
Q
patient controlled analgesia (PCA)
A
22
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perineural infusions
A
23
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physical dependence
A
24
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placebos
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25
pseudoaddiction
26
regional anesthesia
27
relaxation
28
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulations (TENS)
29
transduction
converts energy produced by these noxious stimuli into electrical impulses
30
transmission
a thermal, mechanical, or chemical stimulus usually activates a pain event
