Concepts Ii: Pain (Vocabulary)

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Pain that is rapid in onset and varies in intensity from mild to severe.

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Acute Pain

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Pain that may be limited, intermittent, or persistent but that lasts beyond the normal healing period. ( >6 months)

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Chronic Pain

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This is experienced during Chronic Pain where a the disease is present but the person does not experience symptoms.

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Remission

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This is experienced during Chronic Pain where the symptoms reappear

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Exacerbation

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Pain that usually involves the skin or subcutaneous tissue

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Cutaneous Pain

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A paper cut is an example of what kind of pain:

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Cutaneous Pain

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Pain that involves tendons, ligaments, bones, blood vessels, and nerves

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Somatic Pain

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Pain that is poorly localized in the boy organs in the thorax, cranium, and abdomen.

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Visceral Pain

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Pain that originates in one part of the body but is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin:

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Referred Pain

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Pain that results from an injury to or abnormally functioning of peripheral nerves or the Central Nervous System.

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Neuropathic Pain

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Pain that is resistant to therapy and persists despite a variety of interventions:

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Intractable

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Pain that is referred to a n amputated leg where receptors and nerves are clearly absent:

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Phantom Pain

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Pain where the physical cause cannot be identified:

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Psychogenic Pain

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Activation of pain receptors:

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Transduction

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Peripheral nerve fibers that transmit pain:

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Nociceptors

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Substances that either excite or inhibit target nerve cells:

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Neurotransmitters

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The process that conducts pain sensations from the site of an injury or inflammation onto the spinal cord then to higher centers is known as:

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Transmission

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The sensory process that occurs when a stimulus for pain is present:

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Perception of Pain

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The lowest intensity of a stimulus that causes the subject to recognize pain:

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Pain Threshold

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The Process by which the sensation fo pain is inhibited or modified is referred to as:

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Modulation

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Endogenous opioid compounds compounds that are naturally present in the spinal cord and brain:
(release morphine-like chemical)

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Neuromodulators

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Powerful pain blocking chemicals that have prolonged analgesic effects and produce euphoria:
(produced at neural synapses at various points along CNS pathway)

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Endorphins

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The endorphin that has the most potent analgesic effect:

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Dynorphin

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The endorphin that has a less potent analgesic effect and located in the brain and dorsal horns of the spinal cord:

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Enkephalins

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The theory that describes the transmission of painful stimuli and recognizes a relation between pain and emotions:

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Gate Control Theory

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The point beyond which a person is no longer willing to endure pain:

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Pain Tolerance

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A pharmaceutical agent that relieves pain:(reduces the persons perception of pain)

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Analgesic

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The three classes of Analgesics:

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Nonopioid Analgesics
Opioid Analgesics
Adjuvant Drugs

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Type of analgesics that contain acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

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Nonopioid Analgesics

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Type of analgesics that are controlled substances (morphine, codeine, meperidine, hydromorphone, methadone)

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Opioid Analgesics

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Type of analgesics that consist of anticonvulsants, antidepressants, and multipurpose drugs

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Adjuvant Drugs

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A phenomenon in which the body physiologically becomes accustomed to the opioid and suffers withdrawal symptoms if the opioid is suddenly removed or the dose is rapidly decreased:

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Physical Dependence

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This occurs when the body becomes accustomed to the opioid and needs a larger dose each time for pain relief:

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Tolerance

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A pattern of compulsive opioid use for means other than pain control:

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Addiction

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A temporary flare-up of moderate to severe pain that occurs even when the patient is taking ATC medication for persistent pain

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Breakthrough Pain

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Any medication or procedure, including surgery, that may produce an effect because of its implicit or explicit intent and not because of its chemical properties

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Placebo