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| 2 other terms to describe 'heart burn' |
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| another term for indigestion |
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| pathway of pain to brain (afferent) |
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| 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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| pain lasts less than 3 months |
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| pain lasts longer than 3 months |
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| pain percieved in a region that is away from the actual pain of the body |
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| pain limited to the back or thighs (often involves musculokskeletal 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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