Exam 15: Pain, Temperature Regulation, Sleep, and Sensory Function

Match the types of chronic pain with its description.Types of pain may be used more than once. -Thought to be caused by development of hyperactivity of neurons in the spinal cord and thalamus as a result of the accumulation of sodium ion channels at sites of nerve injury and demyelination

Fever is a normal adaptive response to cytokines.

Massage therapy relieves pain by stimulating the _____ that closes the pain gate?

Phantom pain is more likely to be experienced by people who had pain in the limb before it was amputated.

The fingers are more sensitive to pain than the back because the fingers have more nociceptors to pain.

Which type of nerve fibers transmit pain impulses?

According to the specificity theory,there is a direct relationship between the intensity of pain and the extent of tissue injury.

Persistent chronic pain produces a physiologic response similar to that of acute pain.

Match the types of chronic pain with its description.Types of pain may be used more than once. -Pain that occurs after peripheral nerve injury and is described as continuous and severe sensations with a burning quality

Open angle glaucoma occurs because of:

How often does rapid eye movement (REM)sleep occur in cycles?

As much as _____ L of fluid per hour may be lost by sweating.

A person's pain threshold does not vary significantly over time.

When caring for a patient who has had pain for 3 days,what physiologic signs of pain would the nurse expect to find?

Heat exhaustion is more serious than heat stroke.

Match the types of chronic pain with its description.Types of pain may be used more than once. -Pain that results from tumor infiltration of nerve tissue;trauma or chemical injury to the nerve;or damage from radiation,chemotherapy,or surgical sectioning of the nerve

During heat stroke,sweat production on the face is maintained even during dehydration to cool blood in the cerebral arteries.

In general,as people age,their pain thresholds decrease.

Why are children more susceptible to heat stroke than adults?

Which neuropeptide promotes wakefulness?