Comprehensive Terms in Pain Management

Vocabulary flashcards covering pain management terminology from Chapter 36, including types of pain and pharmacological treatments.

Acute Pain

Pain that begins suddenly & Lasts for a short time, usually related to injury, Surgery, or illness, & resolves as healing occurs. Lasts less than $3$ months.

Addiction

A Chronic disease Characterized by compulsive drug use despite harmful Consequences & an inability to control use.

Adjuvant Medication

Drugs that are not primarily pain medications but are used to enhance pain relief, Such as antidepressants or anticonvulsants.

Analgesic

A medication that relieves or reduces pain without causing loss of consciousness.

Chronic Pain

Pain that lasts longer than $3$ months or continues beyond the expected healing period.

Coanalgesic Medication

A medication used alongside analgesics to improve pain control or treat specific types of pain, especially neuropathic pain.

Drug Tolerance

A condition in which repeated use of a medication results in the need for large doses to achieve the same effect.

Multimodal Analgesia

The use of $2$ or more different pain-relief methods or medications that work by different mechanisms to improve pain control & reduce side effects.

Nerve Block

An injection of a local anesthetic near a nerve or group of nerves to temporarily block pain signals.

Neuropathic Pain

Pain caused by damage or dysfunction of the nervous system, often described as burning, Shooting, tingling or electric-like. pain from nerve damage.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals between nerve cells throughout the