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NR293: Analgesics (Chapter 10) Questions
and Answers Latest Update
What influences pain? Ans: Age, culture, race, spirituality, and all other
aspects of the person.
What are the physiological processes of pain? Ans: 1. Transduction:
Injured tissues release chemicals that propogate pain message.
2. Transmission:
The pain impulse moves from the spinal cord to the brain.
3. Perception of pain:
How we feel pain.
4: Modulation:
Neurons from brain stem release neurotransmiters that block the pain
impulse.
What is responsible for increasing pain? Ans: Transmission and
inflammatory response.
Bradykinin
Histamine
Prostaglandins
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Substance P
What is responsible for decreasing pain? Ans: Transmission and produce
analgesia.
Endorphins:
Hormones that cause analgesic effect.
Serotonin:
Released from the brainstem
Inhibits pain transmission
What is acute pain? Ans: Onset: Sudden
Characteristics: Sharp, localized
Duration: Limited; lasts days, weeks (usually < 3 months)
What is chronic pain? Ans: Onset: Slow, gradual
Characteristics: Dull, persistent, aching
Duration: Months (usually > 3-6 months)
What are the components of a pain assessment? Ans: P Palliative or
provocative factors
Q Description of pain
R Region/location
S Severity
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NR293: Analgesics (Chapter 10) Questions
and Answers Latest Update
What influences pain? Ans: Age, culture, race, spirituality, and all other
aspects of the person.
What are the physiological processes of pain? Ans: 1. Transduction:
Injured tissues release chemicals that propogate pain message.
2. Transmission:
The pain impulse moves from the spinal cord to the brain.
3. Perception of pain:
How we feel pain.
4: Modulation:
Neurons from brain stem release neurotransmiters that block the pain
impulse.
What is responsible for increasing pain? Ans: Transmission and
inflammatory response.
Bradykinin
Histamine
Prostaglandins
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Substance P
What is responsible for decreasing pain? Ans: Transmission and produce
analgesia.
Endorphins:
Hormones that cause analgesic effect.
Serotonin:
Released from the brainstem
Inhibits pain transmission
What is acute pain? Ans: Onset: Sudden
Characteristics: Sharp, localized
Duration: Limited; lasts days, weeks (usually < 3 months)
What is chronic pain? Ans: Onset: Slow, gradual
Characteristics: Dull, persistent, aching
Duration: Months (usually > 3-6 months)
What are the components of a pain assessment? Ans: P Palliative or
provocative factors
Q Description of pain
R Region/location
S Severity
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