NURS 488 - Lec 10 pt.1
Test With Solution
Pain (4) - ANSWER • Pain is whatever the patient says it is!
• It exists whenever the patient says it exists
• It's an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual
or potential tissue damage
• Pain is a personal and individual experience
somatic pain - ANSWER fibromyalgia, bone, arthritis, headaches
visceral pain - ANSWER a poorly localized, dull, or diffuse pain that arises
from the abdominal organs, or viscera
superficial pain - ANSWER Pain that originates from the skin or mucous
membranes; opposite of deep pain.
vascular pain - ANSWER - pain that results from pathology of the vascular or
perivascular tissues
- muscle cramps, migraines, vessel related pain
referred pain - ANSWER - pain that is felt in a location other than where the
pain originates
- cardiac pain, gallbladder (radiates to left back)
neuropathic pain - ANSWER - pain from damage to neurons of either the
peripheral or central nervous system
, - nerve pain, diabetic damage
phantom pain - ANSWER - pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb
cancer pain - ANSWER - pain resulting from any of a variety of causes related
to cancer and/or the metastasis of cancer
- deep bone pain, tumour pain, deep rooted, described as it cannot be
alleviated, can be related to psychological pain
psychogenic pain - ANSWER - pain for which no physical cause can be
identified
- pain is attributed to some sort of anxiety, emotions and behaviours are
related > issues with back cause anxiety that further exacerbates condition
central pain - ANSWER - Pain resulting from any disorder that causes central
nervous system damage.
- can be caused by tumour, systemic inflammation, disease process itself
acute pain (2) - ANSWER • Sudden in onset
• Usually subsides once treated
persistent/chronic pain (3) - ANSWER • Persistent or recurring
• Lasting 6 weeks or longer
• Often difficult to treat
• ex. osteoarthritis, always present but may be alleviated with movement
opioids (5) - ANSWER • alleviate moderate to severe pain
• Mechanism of Action
1. Agonist
Test With Solution
Pain (4) - ANSWER • Pain is whatever the patient says it is!
• It exists whenever the patient says it exists
• It's an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual
or potential tissue damage
• Pain is a personal and individual experience
somatic pain - ANSWER fibromyalgia, bone, arthritis, headaches
visceral pain - ANSWER a poorly localized, dull, or diffuse pain that arises
from the abdominal organs, or viscera
superficial pain - ANSWER Pain that originates from the skin or mucous
membranes; opposite of deep pain.
vascular pain - ANSWER - pain that results from pathology of the vascular or
perivascular tissues
- muscle cramps, migraines, vessel related pain
referred pain - ANSWER - pain that is felt in a location other than where the
pain originates
- cardiac pain, gallbladder (radiates to left back)
neuropathic pain - ANSWER - pain from damage to neurons of either the
peripheral or central nervous system
, - nerve pain, diabetic damage
phantom pain - ANSWER - pain or discomfort felt in an amputated limb
cancer pain - ANSWER - pain resulting from any of a variety of causes related
to cancer and/or the metastasis of cancer
- deep bone pain, tumour pain, deep rooted, described as it cannot be
alleviated, can be related to psychological pain
psychogenic pain - ANSWER - pain for which no physical cause can be
identified
- pain is attributed to some sort of anxiety, emotions and behaviours are
related > issues with back cause anxiety that further exacerbates condition
central pain - ANSWER - Pain resulting from any disorder that causes central
nervous system damage.
- can be caused by tumour, systemic inflammation, disease process itself
acute pain (2) - ANSWER • Sudden in onset
• Usually subsides once treated
persistent/chronic pain (3) - ANSWER • Persistent or recurring
• Lasting 6 weeks or longer
• Often difficult to treat
• ex. osteoarthritis, always present but may be alleviated with movement
opioids (5) - ANSWER • alleviate moderate to severe pain
• Mechanism of Action
1. Agonist
