NURS 335 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Neuroanatomy, Tape Measure
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Neuroanatomic processing of pain: pain develops by two main processes, nociceptive, neuropathic. Injured tissues release chemicals like substance p, histamine, prostaglandins, serotonin, and bradykinin. D. ) neuropathic pain: pain that does not adhere to typical and predictable phases in nociceptive pain b. Cat or mri; need electromyography and nerve conduction tests. Incident pain: a type of acute pain that happens predictably when certain movements take place: protective; if it hurts you, you stop, breakthrough pain: pain that starts again or escalates before the next scheduled analgesic dose. Influenced by societal expectations, hormones, and genetic makeup: genetic differences between both sexes may account for differences in pain perception. H. ) culture and genetics: minority populations get a little less quality in care, express pain in different ways, culturally. Subjective data: pain, defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage, listen to the patient! b.
