Physiology of Pain (MC)

Question 1

Pain is classified by

Answer 1

disease, anatomy, general location, duration, intensity

Question 2

Physiologic pain

Answer 2

nociception = potential tissue damage, NOT conscious

Question 3

Pathologic pain = clinical pain

Answer 3

tissue damage

Question 4

first pain fiber

Answer 4

Ag fiber (sharp and pricking)

Question 5

second pain fiber

Answer 5

C fiber (burning, aching pain, signals inflamed tissues)

Question 6

not activated by tissue-damaging event, activated by inflammation, very sensitive to mechanical stimulus

Answer 6

silent or sleepingimportant in the development of primary hyperalgesia

Question 7

Transduction: inflammatory pain → ___

Answer 7

peripheral sensitization

Question 8

where does transduction occur

Answer 8

at the site of injujry

Question 9

increase of response to a noxious stimulus at injury

Answer 9

Primary hyperalgesia

Question 10

pain response to non-noxious stimuli

Answer 10

Allodynia

Question 11

repetitive stimuli leads to central sensitization

Answer 11

Modulation

Question 12

Modulation leads to ______

Answer 12

increased excitability of peripheral neurons

Question 13

an increase of response to a noxious stimulus adjacent to injury.

Answer 13

Secondary hyperalgesia

Question 14

Modulation mediated by

Answer 14

mediated by dorsal horn neurons (CNS)-mediated by activation of the NMDA receptor

Question 15

interacting with animal, observing animal

Answer 15

DIVAS = dynamic interactive visual analogic Scale

Question 16

developed for dogs with osteoarthritis

Answer 16

Helsinki Chronic Pain Index

Question 17

ACUTE vs CHRONIC PAIN

Answer 17

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