Hyperalgesia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

xerostomia correct answer: Dry mouth syndrome, leads to decreased swallowing ability, increased dental caries, gum, tongue and oral lesions, infections, bad breath, changes in taste and alterations in speech and voice functions. Social decline pyschosocial complication. xerostomia non-pharmacological treatments correct answer: oral swabs, peppermint water, vitamin c, chewing gum/mints, acupuncture, diet modification, humidity Percentage of HIV infection related pain correct answer: 50% ...

Chapter 1. Pain MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.A client tells the nurse that she rarely experiences pain, but when she does, she seeks medical attention. The nurse realizes this client understands that pain is important because it: 1. is a protective system. 2. includes the automatic withdrawal reflex. 3. creates sensitivity to pain. 4. helps with healing. ANS: 1 Pain is a protective system that includes protection from unsafe behaviors by use of reflexes, memory, and avoidance. Even though the auto...

NSC Test 3 Neuropathic pain pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system, intensely painful experience that is difficult to treat with conventional analgesic medications characterized by: Spontaneous pain May not have an obvious source Shooting, burning, stabbing, numbness Allodynia Hyperalgesia Neuropathy Damage to nerve Typically results in pain Neuropathic pain prevalence 9.8% of population has neuropathic pain $10 Billion in medical costs ...

PCE Neurology Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 When should sensation be tested? How should it be tested? - ANSWERSTested before assessing motor function/coordination Vision should be occluded during but not during explanation Provide normal stim to area of intact sensation before Order of testing: superficial (pain, temp, light touch, pressure), deep (proprioception, kinesthesia, vibration), combined cortical (stereognosis, tactile localization, 2-pt discimination, double simu...

VTNE Exam practice questions & Answers, 100% Accurate, verified. _____ can result from the rupture of retropharyngeal lymph nodes occurring secondary to infectious strangles in horses. a) Maxillary sinusitis b) Allergic airway disease c) Pleuritis d) Guttural pouch empyema - -d) Guttural pouch empyema A bacterial infection of the guttural pouch (empyema) usually is a sequel to strangles or retropharyngeal lymph node abscesses. For example, in strangles, the abscesses under the mandi...

Exam 3: NURS660 / NURS 660 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam | Complete guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Maryville Q: What is central neuropathic pain or central sensitization due to? Answer: central disturbance in pain processing (diffuse hyperalgesia/ allodynia Q: What does central neuropathic pain or central sensitization respond to? Answer: neuroactive compounds that alter levels of neurotransmitters involved in pain transmissio...

What is the Alice in Wonderland Syndrome? (5) - Answer Flashing lights Complex color patterns Shapes Floaters Tunnel vision __________ is feeling something that is abnormally painless. _______________ is when pain level is increased or when something that only caused a little bit of pain is increased - Answer Allodynia Hyperalgesia

NSC 4358 Exam 1 Review Test Questions and Answers. C-fibers are: Selected Answer: A. Unmyelinated small diameter neurons Answers: A. Unmyelinated small diameter neurons B. Myelinated small diameter neurons C. Unmyelinated large diameter neurons D. Myelinated large diameter neurons  Question 2 2 out of 2 points What are the methods people usually use to measure pain sensitivity? Selected Answer: D. All of the above Answers: A. Von Frey test for mechanical pain thresho...

Pharmacology-Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists______ is an excessive noxious stimulus giving rise to an intense and unpleasant sensation - correct answer Nociception _______ is an increased amount of pain associated with a mild noxious stimulus - correct answer Hyperalgesia ________ is pain evoked by a non-noxious stimulus - correct answer Allodynia _____ and ______ are examples of chronic pain, which persists for weeks to months - correct answer Hyperalgesia and allodynia What are t...

Pharmacology Chapter 8 What is the pain pathway order? - correct answer Transduction Transmisson Modulation Perception Sensitive to painful stimulation is called? - correct answer hyperalgesia Increased sensitivity to any sensation, not just pain? - correct answer hyperesthesia Any drug used to induce a loss of sensation with or without unconsciousness is? - correct answer Anesthetic agent A drug that is not a true anesthetic, but that is used during anesthesia to produce other d...