Pain

Home

Get App

Create

what are the physiological effects of pain?
- increase HR and RR
- elevated BP
- Pallor or flushing
- dilated pupils
- diaphoresis- sweating
- potential to exacerbate or mark
what is somatogenic pain?

physical cause
what is psychogenic pain?
- no known physical cause
- psychological
- emotional
how is acute pain removed?

chemical mediators that stimulate the nociceptors are removed
what are the 3 categories of acute pain?
- somatic- superficial
- visceral- internal organs- can radiate
- referred- removed or distant from the origin
when does referred pain occur?

activation of nociceptors in the viscera results in a perception of pain that is localised to the body surface
what is acute and chronic pain?
- acute- sudden- protective mechanism
- chronic- pain for more than 3-6 months - can be persistent or intermittent
what is the pathway of pain?
- pain producing stimuli
- activation of afferent nociceptors
- generation of impulses
- propagate to spine activate nerve cells
- in turn, give rise to pathways that conduct the pain message to brain
what is pain threshold?

point which stimulus is perceived as pain
what is pain tolerance?

duration of time or the intensity of pain that an individual will endure before initiating a response.
what acronym do you use to assess pain?
- SOCRATES
- site
- onset - how it came on?
- character
- radiates- go anywhere
- associated symptoms
- time/ duration
- exacerbating or relieving factors - worse or better
- severity
what is the main scale to assess the severity of pain?

numerical rating scale
how can you assess the severity of children's pain?
- wong-baker faces
- FLACC scale
what does FLACC stand for?

Face, Legs, Activity, Cry and Consolability
what is the step wise approach to management of pain?
- Psychological
- immobilization
- pharmacological
what is a main symptom associated with severe pain?

nausea

Author

davidgoddard93

345435

Card Set

Pain

Description

pain

Updated

2019-02-20T19:28:33Z

Show Answers