Pain Vocab.

Question 1

Acute Pain

Answer 1

Short-term

Question 2

Chronic Pain

Answer 2

Long-term

Question 3

Addiction

Answer 3

The continued use of a substance despite its negative health and social consequences

Question 4

Adjuvant Analgesic Agent

Answer 4

Opioid (narcotics), non-opioids (non-narcotics), NSAIDs, and others

Question 5

Analgesic

Answer 5

Drug used to reduce or eliminate pain

Question 6

Nocioceptor

Answer 6

Receptor connected with nerves that receive and transmit pain signals to the spinal cord and brain

Question 7

Arthralgia

Answer 7

Pain in joint

Question 8

Myalgia

Answer 8

Pain in a muscle or group of muscles

Question 9

Neuropathic Pain

Answer 9

Caused by injury to nerves and typically described as burning, shooting, or numb pain

Question 10

Inflammation

Answer 10

Nonspecific body defense that occurs in response to an injury or antigen

Question 11

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory

Answer 11

Any of a class of drugs, including aspirin and ibuprofen, used for reducing inflammation and pain in rheumatic diseases

Question 12

Prostaglandin

Answer 12

Class of local hormones that promote local inflammation and pain when released by cells in the body

Question 13

Antipyretic

Answer 13

To prevent a fever

Question 14

Narcotic

Answer 14

Natural or synthetic drug related to morphine; may be used as a broader legal term referring to hallucinogens, CNS stimulants, marijuana, and other illegal drugs

Question 15

Opioid Analgesic

Answer 15

Narcotics

Question 16

Opioid Agonist

Answer 16

Achieve beneficial effects by their actions on the CNS (opioid analgesic)

Question 17

Opioid Antagonist

Answer 17

Narcan; reverses use of opioids (opioid analgesic)

Question 18

Opioid Withdrawal

Answer 18

Experienced with the discontinuation of opioids

Question 19

Pain Threshold

Answer 19

Physical element; how much pain is your body used to; what you’re physically feeling

Question 20

Physical Dependence

Answer 20

Condition of experiencing unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when a substance is discontinued

Question 21

Referred Pain

Answer 21

Pain felt in a part of the body other than its actual source

Question 22

Somatic Pain

Answer 22

Pain emanating from muscles, skeleton, skin; pain in the parts of the body other than the organs

Question 23

Superficial Pain

Answer 23

A sharp, pricking pain that is usually brief and felt on the surface of the skin

Question 24

Visceral Pain

Answer 24

Results from the activation of nociceptors of organs

Question 25

ASA

Answer 25

Aspirin

Question 26

APAP

Answer 26

Acetaminophen

Question 27

NSAIDs

Answer 27

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory

Question 28

RA

Answer 28

Rheumatoid arthritis

Question 29

OD

Answer 29

Overdose

Question 30

ATC

Answer 30

Around the clock

Question 31

PCA

Answer 31

Patient controlled analgesia