ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM / ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

Physiologic responses to acute pain include - ---ANSWER: --- increased heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure; pallor or flushing; dilated pupils; and diaphoresis. Blood glucose level is elevated; gastric secretion and motility are decreased; and blood flow to the viscera and skin is decreased. Chronic pain generally lasts - ---ANSWER: --- at least 3 months and may be persistent. for example, low back pain myofascial pain syndromes, chronic postoperative pain, and chronic pain associated with cancer. Neuropathic pain is usually - ---ANSWER: --- chronic. abnormal peripheral and central pain processing. Types of neuropathic pain include - ---ANSWER: --- results from nerve trauma or disease, and leads to deafferenta