Nociceptive - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nociceptive pain - receptors are stimulated by? - caused by damage to tissues - pain receptors are stimulated by thermal, chemical, or physical means Neuropathic pain can be seen in which pts - diabetic patients Narcotic definition (general term) - what kind of drugs? - general term used to describe opioid drugs that produce analgesia and CNS depression How to handle pain control Rest Ice Compression Elevation Mu and kappa receptors - why are they important? - opioids block these receptors -...

Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam (NACE) I PN-RN: Foundations of Nursing Practice Test 2023 An Alzheimer patient is actively resistive to basic hygiene. However, in order to meet basic standards for hygiene, how frequently should the patient be bathed? Biweekly Weekly Two to three times weekly Daily - Correct answer-Two to three times weekly While adults don't usually need daily baths, they should bathe two to three times weekly. Grab bars, shower or tub seats, tub mats, handheld sh...

Patho Exam 1 - UNMC NursingNociceptors - correct answer peripheral pain receptors - impulse starts Afferent Fibers - correct answer A-delta & C fibers (dull aching) Spinal Cord (dorsal horn/substantia Gelatinase) - correct answer region w/ substance P - descending efferent input from BRAIN modulate pain at the spinal cord Brain - correct answer for interpretation pain is the perception of nociceptive events - this means? - correct answer impulse must get to brain and be interpreted b...

B. Fibromyalgia - Answer Which of the following sources of pain is thought to have a primarily central (non-nociceptive) mechanism? A. Cancer pain B. Fibromyalgia C. Osteoarthritis D. Diabetic neuropathy E. Postherpetic neuralgia A. Cerebral infarct - Answer A patient presents with mild memory impairment, tearfulness, insomnia, and blurry vision. The patient acts as if blind, cannot locate objects in the visual field, has left-right disorientation and alexia, and misses objects w...

Mechanical traction has been surmised to provide which of the following effects? a. decreases discal fluid exchange and nutrient transport b. increased foraminal size c. micro shearing affects d. increase collagen tissue extensibility - Answer- b. increased foraminal size ___________ a. it actually increases it c and d. nonthermal US effects KAHOOT Which of the following is NOT true about pain? a. nociceptors become more sensitive to activation with peripheral sensitization. ...

Why is a diagnotstic triage important? Rules out red flags to ensure complaint of benign musculoskeletal origin Clinical signs and symptoms which indicates presence of serious pathology as source of spine pain describes what? Red flag Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:03 / 0:15 Full screen What red flags need to be ruled out in a diagnostic triage? Unexplained weight loss Night pain Pain at rest Hx of cancer ...

Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam (NACE) I PN-RN: Foundations of Nursing Practice Test LATEST UPDATE 2024 GRADED A+ An Alzheimer patient is actively resistive to basic hygiene. However, in order to meet basic standards for hygiene, how frequently should the patient be bathed? Biweekly Weekly Two to three times weekly Daily - CORRECT ANSWER-Two to three times weekly While adults don't usually need daily baths, they should bathe two to three times weekly. Grab bars, shower or tub s...

What would help reduce complications related to pain for patients? - provide a PCA How do we administer around the clock pain relief for post-op and chronic pain? - provide analgesics, never wait for chronic pain to reoccur What is pain is associated with? - actual or potential tissue damage When pain stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, what does it result in? - - increase in BP - increase in HR - increase in RR Where are catecholamines released from? - adrenal medulla Where are s...

What is nociceptive pain?pain related to tissue injury What is somatic pain?pain from skin, joints, tendons, muscles, and bones What is visceral pain?pain from large, internal organs What is neuropathic pain?pain from a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory nervous system What is referred pain?pain that originates in one location, but felt in another What is acute pain?pain that is short-term and self limiting - follows a predictable trajectory

• Gastrointestinal (GI) tract The body system responsible for the digestion and absorption of nutrients and fluids • Mouth and salivary glands Chew food, perceive taste, lubricate food with saliva and mucus • Esophagus Moves food to stomach by swallowing • Stomach Mixes food with digestive juices that break food into chyme • Liver Produces bite to aid in digestion of food and absorption of nutrients • Gallbladder Stores, concentrates, and later releases bile into the sma...