pain management

Question 1

pain

Answer 1

an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage

Question 2

mechanical nociceptor

Answer 2

pain receptors stimulated by cuts abrasions stretch or pressure

Question 3

thermal nociceptor

Answer 3

pain receptora stimulated by heat or cold

Question 4

chemical nociceptor

Answer 4

pain receptors stimulated by noxious chemicals

Question 5

neuropathic pain

Answer 5

pain initiated due to primary dysfunction of the nerve, spinal cord, or brain

Question 6

somatic pain

Answer 6

pain associated with tthe integumentary and muscoskeletal systems

Question 7

visceral pain

Answer 7

pain associated with the cardiopulmonary, gastrouintestinal and genitourinary systems

Question 8

acute pain

Answer 8

paid of short duration, typically

Question 9

chronic pain

Answer 9

pain of long duration, typically > 3 months

Question 10

analgesia

Answer 10

absence of pain or relief from pain

Question 11

preemptive analgesia

Answer 11

prevention of pain

Question 12

multimodal analgesia

Answer 12

treatment of pain with a combination of drugs having synergistic effects

Question 13

prostaglandins

Answer 13

a group of natural chemicals some of which are produced from damaged cell membranes and induce pain and inflammation

Question 14

corticosteroids

Answer 14

steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex or synthetic analogs , some of which block the production of prostglandins

Question 15

cortisol

Answer 15

adrenal hormones produced in response to physical or psychological stress

Question 16

NSAID

Answer 16

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Question 17

COX

Answer 17

cyclo-oxygenase; an important enzyme in the synthesis of prostaglandins

Question 18

local anesthetics

Answer 18

anesthetics that disrupt neural transmission of pain signals

Question 19

nerve blok

Answer 19

use of local anesthetics to disrupt transmission of a specific nerve

Question 20

mu receptor

Answer 20

opioid receptors in the CNS chiefly responsible for providing analgesia

Question 21

kappa receptor

Answer 21

opioid receptors in the CNS chiefly responsible for providing sedation

Question 22

sigma receptor

Answer 22

opioid receptors in the CNS chiefly responsibl for providing dyphoria, excitement, restlessness, and anxiety

Question 23

agonists

Answer 23

drugs that bind to a cell receptor and cause action

Question 24

antagonist

Answer 24

drugs that bind to a cell receptor and inhibit the response

Question 25

CRI

Answer 25

constant rate infusion; administration of medication in continuous low doses

Question 26

dysphoria

Answer 26

an emotiional state characterized by anxiety, depression, o unease

Question 27

hyperalgesia

Answer 27

increased sensitivity to pain

Question 28

allodynia

Answer 28

perception of pain from normally harmless sensations

Question 29

wind up phenomenon

Answer 29

sensitization to pain within the CNS involving both hyperalgesia and allodynia

Question 30

kitty magic

Answer 30

a multimodal analgesia/anesthesia including an a2 agonisut (dexmedetomidine), opioid(buprenorphine) and ketamine