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PN 150 Quiz 1
pain ANS✔✔ a privately experienced, unpleasant sensation usually associated with disease or injury.
can pain cause anxiety ANS✔✔ yes
nociceptive pain ANS✔✔ the noxious stimuli that are transmitted from the point of cellular injury over peripheral
sensory nerves to Pathways between the spinal cord and Thalamus in eventually from the thalamus to the cerebral
cortex of the brain.
Somatic pain ANS✔✔ is caused by mechanical chemical thermal or electrical injuries or disorders affecting bones joints
muscles skin or other structures composed of connective tissue.
visceral pain ANS✔✔ arises from internal organs such as heart kidneys and intestines that are diseased or injured.
referred pain ANS✔✔ a term used to describe discomfort that is perceived in a general area of the body but not in the
exact site where an organ is anatomically located
neuropathic pain ANS✔✔ pain that is processed at normally by the nervous system
acute pain ANS✔✔ discomfort that has a short duration. from a few seconds to less than 6 months
chronic pain ANS✔✔ discomfort that last longer than 6 months
transduction ANS✔✔ the conversion of chemical information in the cellular environment to electrical impulses that
move towards the spinal cord
characteristics of acute pain ANS✔✔ recent onset symptomatic of primary injury or disease. specific and localized.
severity associated with Acuity of the injury or disease process. last less than 6 months. responds favorably to drug
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therapy. requires gradually decrease drug therapy. diminishes with healing. suffering decreases associated with
sympathetic nervous system. responses such as hypertension, tachycardia restlessness, and anxiety
characteristics of chronic pain ANS✔✔ remote onset. uncharacteristic of primary injury or disease. nonspecific and
generalized severity out of proportion to the stage of the injury or disease. last longer than 6 months. response poorly to
drug therapy. requires increasing drug therapy. persist Beyond healing stage suffering intensifies. absence of autonomic
nervous system response manifest depression and irritability
pain tolerance ANS✔✔ the amount of pain a person endures once the threshold has been reached ** fatigue diminishes
the ability to cope with pain and heightens the perception of pain**
pain threshold ANS✔✔ the point at which the pain transmitting neurochemicals reach the brain causing conscious
awareness
Pain Assessment ANS✔✔ assessment includes the clients description of its onset, quality, intensity, location, and
duration
pain onset ANS✔✔ time or circumstances under which the
pain quality ANS✔✔ sensory experiences and degree of suffering
pain intensity ANS✔✔ magnitude of pain, such as moderate or severe or a quantifying scale such as from 0 to 10
pain location ANS✔✔ anatomic site
pain duration ANS✔✔ time span of pain
patient controlled analgesia PCA ANS✔✔ allows clients to self-administer their own a narcotic analgesic by means of an
intravenous pump system
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