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Pain Management

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Pain involves both_______ and _______ components?   physical, psychological  
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5th vital sign?   Pain  
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Recent-onset pain with generalized hyperactivity of the sympathetic nervous system   Acute Pain  
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Usually has an identifiable, precipitating cause?   Acute Pain  
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Pain that persists for at least three months beyond the usual course of an acute illness or injury?   Chronic Pain  
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Types of pain receptors?   mechanical, thermal, chemical  
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Electrophysiologic events at level of neuron for sensation and differentiation of various types of pain?   Nociception  
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Noxious stimuli translated into electrical activity at nerve endings?   Transduction  
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Nociceptive impulses carried to CNS?   Transmission  
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Small, myelinated and rapid transmission?   A-Delta Fibers  
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Good localization in conjunction with tactile receptors?   A-Delta Fibers  
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Very small, nonmyelinated and slower transmission?   C Fibers  
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Poor localization, associated with chronic and neuropathic pain?   C Fibers  
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Include some nociceptors: fast pain (sharp), thermoreceptors (cold) and mechanoreceptors (some touch)?   A-Delta Fibers  
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Include most nociceptors: slow pain (dull, ache) thermoreceptors (heat), itch receptors?   C Fibers  
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Patients with chronic pain often have low levels of?   Serotonin  
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Affects more than 1/3 of the US population?   Chronic Pain  
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Most common syndrome of Chronic WIdespread Pain (CWP)?   Fibromyalgia  
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Highest risk of fibromyalgia?   Females, 60-79 y/o  
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Chronic Pain Malignancy includes...?   Cancer, AIDS, ALS, MS, Sickle-cell, End-stage organ failure  
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Chronic Pain Non-malignancy includes...?   Osteoarthritis, "back" pain, Neuropathic pain, Fibromyalgia, Sympathetic reflex dystrophy, post-op post-traumatic pain  
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Painful response to a stimulus usually not painful?   Allodynia  
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Increased pain from a painful stimulus?   Hyperalgesia  
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Disturbance in way that CNS handles, transmits, and processes pain?   Central Sensitization  
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Signs and symptoms of chronic pain?   Disturbed sleep, poor appetite/nutrition, medication dependence  
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Four A's of pain treatment outcomes...?   Analgesia, ADL's, Adverse effects, Aberrant drug-taking behavior  
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Well localized, aching, throbbing, sharp, or pressure like pain is most likely?   Somatic nociceptive pain  
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Diffuse, squeezing, cramping, or gnawing is usually?   Visceral Nociceptive  
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Burning, tinging, shooting or shock like is?   Neuropathic pain  
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WHO Analgesic Ladder is?   Three step ladder  
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Step One of WHO Analgesic Ladder?   use of nonopioid analgesics (1-3)  
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Step Two of WHO Analgesic Ladder?   low dose opioid (4-6)  
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Step Three of WHO Analgesic Ladder?   Opioids for severe pain, high doses (7-10)  
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