upregulation Flashcards

1
Q

central sensitization or wind up phenomenon leads to

In regards to treatment of pain effectiveness

A

nonresponsive or chronic intractable pain

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2
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central sensitization or wind up phenomenon leads to changes in nervous system
2

A

hyperalgesia

allodynia

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3
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when spinal neurons are subjected to repeated or high intensity nociception they become

A

increasingly excitable even after stimulus is removed

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4
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define

chronic maladaptive pain\neuropathic pain/wind up pain

A

hypersensitivity resulting from abnormal processing response in the CNS

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5
Q

injury or inflammation alters the chemical environment surrounding the nociceptor how?

A

sensitization increased intensity of noxious stimulation

  • axonal sprouting and neuroma formation
  • upregulation of Na Channels
  • down regulation of K channels
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6
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increased nociceptor input leads to ______
in regards to chronic pain leads to physiological changes
Name 3

A

maladaptive changes ( neuroplascity) in dorsal horn and cns
-phenotype switch
GI to GS
-propeceptive Ab fibers transmit pain instead of normal signal

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