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Polypeptide element of the kinin protein system appears to be the most abundant and potent pain-producing chemical.
Others are prostoglandins, histamine, hydrogen + potassium ions. These bind with nocioceptors |
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| Pain occurs from the following stimuli |
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| Biological, mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical |
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myelinated, transfer impulses FAST.
Acute Pain |
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Unmyelinated, transfer impulses SLOWER.
Chronic Pain |
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Found in the brain and spinal chord.
Released from brain in response to afferent noxious stimuli whereas those released from the spinal chord are in response to efferent stimuli. |
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Sudden onset.
localized and usually temporary
Less than 6 months and has an identifiable cause.
3 types: Somatic, Visceral,Referred |
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from receptors in the skin or close to surface of the body.
Sharp or localized, dull or diffuse
Accompanied by vomiting and nausea |
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Comes from body organs.
Dull and poorly localized due to low number of nocioceptors
Sensitive to stretching, inflammation, and ischemia
Accompanied by vomiting, hypotension, restlessness and nausea |
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Pain that is percieved in an area distant from the site of the stimuli.
Common with visceral pain |
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Longer than six months
Doesnt always have identifiable cause
Lowers the pain threshold as a result of the depletion of serotonin and endorphin levels in the neurons. This can lead to depression, irritablity, and sometimes suicide
4 types: Recurrent, Ongoing time-limited, Chronic nonmalignant, Chronic intractable nonmalignant pain syndrome |
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| Ongoing time-limited Pain |
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| Chronic nonmalignant Pain |
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None life-threatening pain that nevertheless persists beyond the expected time
EX: lower back pain |
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| Chronic intractable nonmalignant pain syndrome |
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| Is similar to simple chronic nonmalignant pain but is characterized by the person’s inability to cope well with the pain and sometime results in physical and social defects |
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| Pain originating in the brain, most commonly in the thalmus |
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| syndrome that follows amputation of body part, but pain persists |
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Pain that experienced
In the absence of any measurable cause
It is thought that emotional needs prompt the pain
Sensation. Psychogenic pain is real, and much produce
Physical changes such as muscle cramping. |
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| the amount of pain a person can endure before outwardly responding to it |
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