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Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Mechanisms of Pain ... Neuropathy - Sympathetic ... Complex regional pain ... Spinal injury #Pain
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Horner's Syndrome - Sympathetic ... Contralateral loss of pain
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Imbalance of vagal and sympathetic ... anginal chest pain ... tolerance • Pain
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) - Treatment
Non-Pharmacologic:
 • Education
 • Physical & occupational therapy
 • Psychology
Complex Regional Pain ... Invasive Options: • Sympathetic ... Complex #Regional #Pain
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Complex regional pain ... type 1 (reflex sympathetic
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... prevent, and manage pain ... Critical Care Pain ... tool to assess pain ... hallucinations, sympathetic
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
- Intense pain ... days, the local pain ... due to loss of sympathethic
The parasympathetic and sympathetic systems - Activation and inhibition pathways by organ system

#Sympathetic #Parasympathetic #Systems #Pathways
parasympathetic and sympathetic ... organ system #Sympathetic
Horner's Syndrome
 • Anhidrosis: Diminished sweating of ipsilateral face and neck
 • Miosis: Loss of sympathetic
Miosis: Loss of sympathetic ... Ptosis: Loss of sympathetic
Central Nervous System Pharmacology - Somatic and Autonomic Receptors
Somatic
 • Rocuronium -> Non-depolarizing (reversible competitive inhibitors)
Muscarinic Receptor • Sympathetic ... Receptor • Sympathetic