| A | B |
|---|
| Analgesic | medications that relieve pain |
| Nociceptive | pain caused by tissue damage(somatic) or organ damage(visceral) |
| Tolerance | more and more drug is needed to provide the same pain relief because of this |
| Endorphins | Endogenous pain relievers that work in the CNS |
| Addiction | Craving the drug for effects other than pain relief |
| Neuropathic | Pain associated with injury to the nervous system |
| Opioid | Narcotic analgesics |
| Adjuvant | Medication or treatment that works with an analgesic to make it work better |
| Placebo | Inactive substance that should never be substituted for pain meds |
| PQRST and OLD CARTS | A mneumonic used to remember what to ask about pain |
| Phantom pain and diabetic pain | types of neuropathy |
| TENS | blocks pain by electrical stimulation of a nerve pathway |
| Music | used as relaxation or distraction |
| Maximum effect is reached at 20 minutes | cold therapy |
| Will see vital sign changes (BP and Pulse) with this type of pain | Acute |
| Buccal | medication put in the vestibule of the cheek |
| antidepressants and anticonvulsants | used as adjuvant therapy for pain |
