Pain Management

Question 1

Acute pain

Answer 1

Transient, protective, rapid onset, varies in intensity

Question 2

How long does acute pain last?

Answer 2

Up to 6 months but once underlying cause is resolved the pain disappears

Question 3

Chronic pain

Answer 3

Persistent, not protective and serves no puprose

Question 4

How long does chronic pain last?

Answer 4

Last longer than 6 months and interferes with normal functioning

Question 5

Chronic episodic pain

Answer 5

Pain that occurs sporadically over an extended period of time

Question 6

Idiopathic pain

Answer 6

Chronic pain that has no identifiable cause - extremely difficult to treat

Question 7

Nociceptive pain

Answer 7

Pain that arises from damage or inflammation of tissue other than peripheral and central nervous system

Question 8

Somatic pain

Answer 8

Comes from bones, joints, muscles, skin

Question 9

Visceral pain

Answer 9

Arises from visceral organs

Question 10

Neuropathic pain

Answer 10

Abnormal processing of sensory input by the peripheral and central nervous system