Pain, Inflamation & Fever Flashcards
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Nociceptive Pain
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- Activation of normal pain fibres in response to a noxious stimulus
- Eg. Burns, wounds, muscle injury, osteoarthritis
- Sharp, dull, aching, throbbing, hot, stinging
2
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Neuropathic Pain
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- Injury or disease affecting the nervous system
- Eg. Diabetic neuropathy, phantom limb, spinal cord injury
- Pins and needles, tingling, burning, stinging, shooting, radiating
3
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Acute Pain
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- Recent injury (days/weeks)
- Resolves upon healing
4
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Chronic Pain
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- Persistant pain (months/years)
- May be related to ongoing injury/illness
- May persist despite healing of injury
- Requires multidisciplinary approach
5
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Inflammation
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- Local response to tissue damage
- ‘itis’ suffix
6
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Inflammation Symptoms
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- Redness
- Swelling
- Heat
- Pain
- Impaired function
7
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Vascular Response
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- Vasodilation (Redness/Heat)
- Increased capillary permeability (Swelling/Loss of function)
8
Q
Cellular Stage
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Movement of immune cells into area of injury
9
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Acute Inflammation
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- Protective immune response
- Controlled and self-limiting
10
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Chronic Inflammation
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- Persistant immune response
- Harmful/damaging to normal tissue
11
Q
Body Temp Regulation
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- Tightly regulated by hypothalamus
- Fever causes increase in thermoregulatory set point
12
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Mild Fever
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37-39
13
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High Fever
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> 39
14
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Harmful Fever
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> 40 (refer to Dr)
15
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Cause of Fever
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- Usually sign of infection
- Caused by pyrogens
- Elevation of temp inhibits growth of inefective microorganisms
