Module 8 Vocabulary – Neurological Assessment
Module 8 Vocabulary – Neurological Assessment
Nursing Journal Article:
CE: The Physiology and Processing of Pain: A Review
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Neurological Article Questions
- Pain—both acute and chronic—costs on an annual basis in the U.S. approximately how much?
- What is the frequency of pain and visits for pain complaints to physicians at the present time?
- More than 2/3’s of persons with chronic pain have had it how long?
- What is the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) definition of pain?
- A nociceptor is defined as…?
- Name the steps for pain perception from the peripheral tissue nociceptive receptor.
- Name three different types of non-nociceptive receptors.
- Name the two types of fibers found in the spinal cord.
- Describe what you would find in both ventral horns and dorsal horns of the spinal cord (hint: see figure 3).
- What is Lissauer’s tract?
- What are the three tracts that transmit nociceptive/pain impulses?
(Module 8 Vocabulary – Neurological Assessment)
- Name six supraspinal structures in the brainstem and diencephalon where the nociceptive signal travels.
- What is a major component of pain modulation circuit called?
- Control of ascending sensory input by tonic inhibitory control of neurons occurs where?
- Which area of the medulla of the brain exhibits both inhibitory and facilitation of nociceptive transmission?
- How do NSAIDs work to modulate the pain network?
Neurological Article Assignment
References
McCaffery, M., & Pasero, C. (1999). Pain: Clinical manual. 2nd ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby. https://www.elsevier.com/books/pain-clinical-manual/mccaffery/978-0-8151-2957-4
International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). Pain Definitions. https://www.iasp-pain.org/Education/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1698
Turk, D. C., & Melzack, R. (2011). The Handbook of Pain Assessment. 3rd ed. New York: Guilford Press. https://www.guilford.com/books/Handbook-of-Pain-Assessment/Turk-Melzack/9781606239766
Merskey, H., & Bogduk, N. (1994). Classification of Chronic Pain. 2nd ed. Seattle: IASP Press. https://www.iasp-pain.org/PublicationsNews/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1673
Rang, H. P., Dale, M. M., Ritter, J. M., & Flower, R. J. (2012). Rang and Dale’s Pharmacology. 7th ed. https://www.elsevier.com/books/rang-and-dales-pharmacology/rang/978-0-7020-3471-8
Basbaum, A. I., & Fields, H. L. (1984). Endogenous pain control mechanisms: Review and hypothesis. Annals of Neurology, 16(2), 157-168.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ana.410160202
