Pharmacology Pain & Inflammation- Questions & Answers
1. Nociceptors Special nerve cells that function as pain receptors
2. Transduction Conversion of painful stimuli into electrical signals by sensory nerve endings
3. Pain modulation Variation in the brain's perception of pain over time
4. Conscious pain Brain becoming aware of pain signals
perception
5. Somatic pain Pain originating from skin, muscles, bones, and joints
6. Visceral pain Pain originating from internal organs
7. Levels of Pain Categorized by intensity or severity
8. Acute pain Short-term pain, like surgical pain, treatable with analgesics
9. Chronic pain Long-lasting pain, unresponsive to drug therapy, like osteoarthritis or cancer pain
10. Referred pain Pain felt in a body part ditterent from the attected area
11. Hyperalgesia Increased sensitivity to stimuli like sound and touch
12. Neuropathic pain Pain due to peripheral nerve or spinal cord damage, often resistant to medications
13. Multimodal anal- Using various medications to target ditterent pain receptors simultaneously
gesia
14. Neuroleptanalge- Combining opioids with sedatives for pain relief and sedation
sia
15. Morphine An opioid acting on mu and kappa receptors, causing vomiting in dogs at high
doses
16. Oxymorphone Potent opioid with longer analgesic duration and fewer side ettects than morphine
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1. Nociceptors Special nerve cells that function as pain receptors
2. Transduction Conversion of painful stimuli into electrical signals by sensory nerve endings
3. Pain modulation Variation in the brain's perception of pain over time
4. Conscious pain Brain becoming aware of pain signals
perception
5. Somatic pain Pain originating from skin, muscles, bones, and joints
6. Visceral pain Pain originating from internal organs
7. Levels of Pain Categorized by intensity or severity
8. Acute pain Short-term pain, like surgical pain, treatable with analgesics
9. Chronic pain Long-lasting pain, unresponsive to drug therapy, like osteoarthritis or cancer pain
10. Referred pain Pain felt in a body part ditterent from the attected area
11. Hyperalgesia Increased sensitivity to stimuli like sound and touch
12. Neuropathic pain Pain due to peripheral nerve or spinal cord damage, often resistant to medications
13. Multimodal anal- Using various medications to target ditterent pain receptors simultaneously
gesia
14. Neuroleptanalge- Combining opioids with sedatives for pain relief and sedation
sia
15. Morphine An opioid acting on mu and kappa receptors, causing vomiting in dogs at high
doses
16. Oxymorphone Potent opioid with longer analgesic duration and fewer side ettects than morphine
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