NUR 312764 - Exam 3 Patho Study Guide.

NUR - Exam 3 Patho Study Guide/NUR - Exam 3 Patho Study Guide. Chapter 14 Types of pain- Visceral, cutaneous, 356 Cutaneous and Deep Somatic Pain o Cutaneous pain arises from superficial structures. o Sharp pain with a burning quality that may be abrupt or slow in onset. o Can be localized and may be distributed along the dermatomes. o Overlap of nerve fibers between the dermatomes, boundaries of pain frequently are not as clear-cut as dermatome diagrams indicate. o Deep somatic pain originates in deep body structures. o More diffuse than cutaneous pain. o Various stimuli, such as strong pressure on bone, muscle ischemia, and tissue damage, can produce deep somatic pain o May radiate from the site of injury (as with a sprained ankle)