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pain
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
10/05/2014

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Term
2 other terms to describe 'heart burn'
Definition
pyrosis or cardialgia
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another term for indigestion
Definition
gastroesophageal reflux
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pathway of pain to brain (afferent)
Definition
injury -> norciceptors in dermis and viscera stimultaed -> inflammation -> inflammatory process including prostaglandin synthesis and released -> pain stimuli -> stimuli enters dorsal horn of spinal cord -> synapse of pain stimuli -> stimuli enters thalamus -> cortex: parietal lobe interprets pain
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acute pain
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pain lasts less than 3 months
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chronic pain
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pain lasts longer than 3 months
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referred pain
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pain percieved in a region that is away from the actual pain of the body
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somatic pain
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pain limited to the back or thighs (often involves musculokskeletal pain)
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visceral pain
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pain felt when internal organs are injured
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causes of neuropathic pain
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caused by malfunction or injury of spinal cords and/or peripheral nerves
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manifestations of neuropathic pain
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burning, tingling, shooting, stinging or 'pins and needles'
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common areas of neuropathic pain (5)
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legs, back, feet, thighs, toes, buttocks, hips, upper arms, fingers, abdomen and neck
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