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the mechanisms of pain rely on receptors called nocieceptors
FOUR STAGES: transduction, transmission, preception, modulation |
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STAGE 1 of pain
conversion of painful stimuli to neuronal action potentials |
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STAGE 2 of pain
movement of those action potentials to the spinal cord and brain |
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STAGE 3 of pain
brain becomes aware, interprets as pain |
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STAGE 4 of pain
alteration of pain to any of the other stages |
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| cutaneous (characteristic of pain) |
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surface of skin
(i.e) paper cut
"bright", burning, sharp
localized |
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| deep somatic (characteristic of pain) |
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periosteum, muscle, tendon
(i.e.) sprain
pressure, tightness
edema or ishemia
large A fibers to small C fibers |
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| visceral (characteristic of pain) |
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organs
(i.e.) renal colic
waves of pain, cramping
obstuction, distention, ischemia
c fibers
shock, nausea, sweating, vomitting, pallor |
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| who knows most about a person's pain |
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| the most pain a patient can stand |
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| best type of pain scale in use for most adults and older children |
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| body organ damaged by taking high doses of acetaminophen |
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| what mechanism makes use of hot, cold, or massage to decrease pain sensation |
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| motrin reduces fever, reduces pain, and is an anti-inflammatory but it is not______. |
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| aspirin seems to work on reducing pain because it ______. |
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| two effects of morphine other than pain relief |
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1. depressed heart rate
2. constipation |
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| pain that has periods of remission and exacerbations over six months would most appropriately be described as ____. |
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| psychogenic pain is just as real as pain associated with physiological disturbances |
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| what would be an important thing to tell on a shift report |
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coffee ground emesis
(refers to coffee ground appearance in vomit being partially digested blood) |
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| mother does not have prescription insurance for ibuprofen 600mg, what can she do? |
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| substitute for three 200mg generic OTC ibuprofen |
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| long-term low dose aspirin is shown to prevent _____. |
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| dosage of low dose aspirin |
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| client on long-term low dose aspirin should avoid using what OTC drug |
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| clients who routinely use acetaminophen should avoid _______. |
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