RT Book, Section
A1 Kim, James K.
A1 Bellil, Lisa
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135741757
T1 Acute Pain Pathophysiology
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259641770
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135741757
RD 2024/04/19
AB Acute  pain  is  defined  as  pain  that  is  caused  by  noxious  stimulation  due  to  injury,  a  disease  process,  or  the  abnormal  function  of  muscle  or  viscera.  Nociceptive  pain,  which  entails  four  physiological  processes  (transduction,  transmission,  modulation,  and  perception),  is  usually  implicated  in  acute  pain.  Posttraumatic,  postoperative,  obstetric  pain,  and  acute  medical  illnesses,  such  as  myocardial  infarction,  pancreatitis,  and  nephrolithiasis  are  various  forms  of  nociceptive  pain.  Acute  pain  is  typically  self-limited,  but  when  it  persists  beyond  the  usual  course  of  an  acute  disease  or  after  a  reasonable  time  of  healing  (1–6  months),  it  is  classified  as  chronic  pain.