Pain Pt. 4 - CRPS
What type of pain is CRPS? what does it affect? - answer eutrophic pain that affects 1+
limbs
CRPS - answer complex regional pain syndrome
types of CRPS - answer Type 1
Type 2
Type 1 CRPS - answer no major nerve injury
Type 2 CRPS - answer major peripheral nerve injury
Patho of CRPS - answer still being studied
maybe neurogenic inflammation/surgery/injury
How does the type of pain experienced in CRPS relate to the injury? - answer type of
pain seems out of proportion with injury
CRPS can be initiated by what? - answer emotional upset
sympathetic nerve stimulation
s/s CRPS - answeredema
pallor, rubor
sweating or dryness
skin atrophy
Type of pain in CRPS - answersevere burning
incapacitating
pain onset in CRPS - answerspontaneous pain - stimulated by little/nothing
CRPS involves abnormalities of ______ to _____ - answerabnormalities of BF to skin
area
CRPS tx - answeruse limbs!
physical therapy
analgesics
sympathetic block, sympathectomy
TENS
types of analgesics - answernarcotics
What type of pain is CRPS? what does it affect? - answer eutrophic pain that affects 1+
limbs
CRPS - answer complex regional pain syndrome
types of CRPS - answer Type 1
Type 2
Type 1 CRPS - answer no major nerve injury
Type 2 CRPS - answer major peripheral nerve injury
Patho of CRPS - answer still being studied
maybe neurogenic inflammation/surgery/injury
How does the type of pain experienced in CRPS relate to the injury? - answer type of
pain seems out of proportion with injury
CRPS can be initiated by what? - answer emotional upset
sympathetic nerve stimulation
s/s CRPS - answeredema
pallor, rubor
sweating or dryness
skin atrophy
Type of pain in CRPS - answersevere burning
incapacitating
pain onset in CRPS - answerspontaneous pain - stimulated by little/nothing
CRPS involves abnormalities of ______ to _____ - answerabnormalities of BF to skin
area
CRPS tx - answeruse limbs!
physical therapy
analgesics
sympathetic block, sympathectomy
TENS
types of analgesics - answernarcotics
