What is Visceral Pain?
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Pain that is poorly localized and originates in body organs.
Which of the following are accurate descriptors of the gate control theory? (Select all
that apply)
, A. Nerve fibers of small diameter conduct excitatory pain stimuli away from the brain.
B. Nerve fibers of a large diameter inhibit the transmission of pain impulses from the
spinal cord to the brain.
C. There is a gating mechanism that is believed to be located in substantia gelatinosa
cells in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord.
D. The exciting and inhibiting signals at the gate in the spinal cord determine the
impulses that eventually reach the brain.
E. A large amount of sensory information can be processed by the nervous system at
any given moment.
F. When too much information is sent through the nervous system, cells in the spinal
column take over, as if opening a gate.
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B, C, D
A PRN drug regimen is an effective means of administering pain medication in what
type of case?
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A patient in the postoperative stage with occasional pain.
Which of the following statements accurately describe the stages of the pain process
(Select all that apply)?
A. The activation of pain receptors is referred to as transmission
B. A damaged cell releases histamine, which excites nerve endings.
C. Bradykinin is a hormone-like substance that sends additional pain stimuli to the
central nervous system.
D. No specific pain organs or cells exist in the body.
E. Pain sensations from the viscera course along the autonomic system.
F. Stimulation of sensory receptors and the intactness of their nerve supply are
necessary conditions for pain.
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Pain that is poorly localized and originates in body organs.
Which of the following are accurate descriptors of the gate control theory? (Select all
that apply)
, A. Nerve fibers of small diameter conduct excitatory pain stimuli away from the brain.
B. Nerve fibers of a large diameter inhibit the transmission of pain impulses from the
spinal cord to the brain.
C. There is a gating mechanism that is believed to be located in substantia gelatinosa
cells in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord.
D. The exciting and inhibiting signals at the gate in the spinal cord determine the
impulses that eventually reach the brain.
E. A large amount of sensory information can be processed by the nervous system at
any given moment.
F. When too much information is sent through the nervous system, cells in the spinal
column take over, as if opening a gate.
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B, C, D
A PRN drug regimen is an effective means of administering pain medication in what
type of case?
Give this one a try later!
A patient in the postoperative stage with occasional pain.
Which of the following statements accurately describe the stages of the pain process
(Select all that apply)?
A. The activation of pain receptors is referred to as transmission
B. A damaged cell releases histamine, which excites nerve endings.
C. Bradykinin is a hormone-like substance that sends additional pain stimuli to the
central nervous system.
D. No specific pain organs or cells exist in the body.
E. Pain sensations from the viscera course along the autonomic system.
F. Stimulation of sensory receptors and the intactness of their nerve supply are
necessary conditions for pain.
