TOPIC 3 KEY TERMS Flashcards
Nociceptive pain
Nociceptive pain develops when functioning and intact nerve fibers in the periphery and the CNS are stimulated.
Neuropathic pain
Pain due to a lesion or disease in the somatosensory nervous system. Neuropathic pain implies an abnormal processing of the pain message from an injury to the nerve fibers.
Visceral pain
Originates from the larger internal organs (ex: stomach, intestine, gallbladder, pancreas). Described as dull, deep, squeezing, or cramping.
Somatic pain
Originates from musculoskeletal tissues or the body surface.
Cutaneous pain
Derived from skin surface and subcutaneous tissues
Referred pain
Pain that is felt at a particular site but originates from another location.
Acute pain
Short term and self-limiting, often follows a predictable trajectory, and dissipates after the injury heal (surgery, trauma, kidney stones).
Chronic (persistent) pain
When pain continues for 6 months or longer (can be malignant aka: cancer related or nonmalignant).
Pain rating scale
Indicate baseline intensity, track changes, and give some degree of evaluation to a treatment modality.
Numeric rating scale
Pain from 0-10
Verbal descriptor scale
Words to describe patient feelings and meaning of pain for a person
Visual analogue scale
patient marks on a 10cm horizontal line from “no pain” to “worst pain imaginable.”
Nonverbal behaviors of pain—Acute
Moderate to intense levels of pain may exhibit guarding, grimacing, vocalizations (moaning), agitation, restlessness, stillness, diaphoresis, or changes in vital signs.
Nonverbal behaviors of pain—chronic
People adapt to chronic pain over time and cannot look for/ anticipate acute pain to confirm a pain diagnosis. Behaviors associated: bracing, rubbing, diminished activity, sighing, change in appetite.
