PHYSIOLOGY OF PAIN POWERPOINT Flashcards
Six common signs of pain
- Decreased activity
- Decreased appetite
- Difficulty standing after laying
- Reluctance jumping up on surfaces
- Reluctance going up or down stairs
- Over licking or grooming
Two ways to define pain
- Unpleasant experience
- Protective mechanism (function)
Pain can be either ____________ or ___________
Sensory or emotional (more difficult to evaluate)
Pain is a protective mechanism that prevents _____________ ____________
Tissue damage
Pain warns of _____________ tissue damage in order to prevent ____________ tissue damage
Potential
Actual
Pain stimulus elicits a response. When the stimulus is removed, we return to _____________
Normal
Pain can be classified as sensory or emotional. Sensory type pain can be further classified as ____________ or ______________
Fast (acute/ sharp)
Slow (chronic/ aching)
Time and origin of fast or acute pain
Time: 0.1 sec
Origin: Cutaneous
Time and origin of slow and aching pain
Time: Greater than or equal to 1 sec
Origin: Any tissue
What is chronic pain a sign of
Tissue destruction