160. Which of the following stimulus is not detected by nociceptors? a. Temperature extremes. b. Intense pressure. c. Chemical signaling. d. Potential carcinogens. 161. Most nociceptors have small diameter unmyelinated axons (C-fibers) bundled in fascicles surrounded by which of the following? a. Tissues. b. Schwann cells. c. D-fibers. d. Blood vessels. 162. In studies exploring pain transduction, nociceptive fibers have been classified based on their conduction velocity and sensitivity, and threshold to all but one of the following? a. Cold (C). b. Warm (W). c. Heat (H). d. Mechanical (M). 163. In the physiology of pain, the primary neuron makes synaptic contact with the secondary or projection neuron in which of the following? a. Substantia gelatinosa. b. Dorsal horn. 164. After a nociceptive signal has been received in the dorsal horn, the information is transmitted to higher centers in the CNS by which of the following? a. Schwann cells. b. Substance P. 165. In the physiology of pain, which structure receives input from collateral projections sent out of the other ascending tracts that carry nociceptive information? a. Thalamus. b. Cerebral cortex. c. Dossal horn. d. Cerebellum. 166. In the physiology of pain, which structure integrates a nociceptive signal to undergo cognitive and emotional interpretation as stemming from a painful stimulus? a. Thalamus. c. Substantia nigra. d. Hypothalamus. c. Projection neurons. d. Mechanoreceptors. b. Dorsal horn. c. Cerebellum. d. Cerebral cortex. 167. In modern medicine, pain is essentially classified into three broad types. These include all but one of the following. a. Neuropathic pain. b. Inflammatory pain. c. Nociceptive pain. d. Somatic pain. 168. Pain due to a stimulus that does not normally provoke is best described as which of the following? a. Allodynia. b. Hyperpathia.
169. Increased pain from a stimulus that normally provokes pain is best described as which of the following? a. Allodynia. b. Hyperalgesia. c. Pain polyneuropathy. d. Hyperpathia. 170. The vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve root in the cisternal segment, the root entry zone, or the pontine segment resulting in morphological changes and atrophy a. Peripheral nerve injury. b. Trigeminal neuralgia. c. Painful polyneuropathy. d. Allodynia. 171. A series of well-orchestrated physiological processes that occur after injury or infection in an attempt to combat and resolve the pathology is termed? c. Inflammatory pain. d. Nociceptive pain. 172. In pain assessment and measurement, VAS represents what? a. Visual Assessment System. b. Visual Symmetric Scale. c. Visual Sensory System. d. Visual Analogue Scale. 173. Which of the following pain assessment tools uses the word to describe the magnitude of pain? a. VAS. b. VRS. c. NRS. d. ASD. 174. “The COMFORT pain scale for infants and children a. Inflammatory response. b. Peripheral neuropathy.
directly measures distress in unconscious and ventilated infants, children, and adolescents.”
a. False. b. True. c. Sometimes. d. None of the above.
175. According to the Pain Management Guideline of the Healthcare Association of New Jersey, the four parameters to monitor as regards safety and side effects of the medication include all of the following except? a. Analgesia. b. Adverse effect.
c. Activities of daily living. d. Actual therapy outcome.
176. “For adults and children with acute pain related to SCD, the ASH guideline panel suggests a long course of NSAIDs for acute pain management.”
a. True. b. False. c. Maybe. d. Sometimes.
177. The physical strategy recommended as an adjunct to other immediate postinjury or postoperative pain treatments by the Orthopedic Trauma Association is which of the following? a. Cryotherapy. b. Tai chi. c. Transcutaneous electrical stimulation. d. Swimming. Course Code: PYCA05PA
c. Pain polyneuropathy. d. Hyposensitivity pain.
Book Code: PYCA2725
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