1. What does 'Pain Classification' refer to in clinical pain management?
2. Who is the author associated with the development of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ)?
3. What is the primary role of opioid receptor activation in the body?
Pain types — classification?
Includes acute, chronic, nociceptive, neuropathic, visceral, somatic.
Opioid receptors — main types?
Mu, kappa, delta receptors.
NSAID mechanism — action?
Inhibit cyclooxygenase enzymes, reducing prostaglandins.
Pain types — classification?
Acute, chronic, nociceptive, neuropathic, visceral, somatic.
Nociceptive pain — cause?
Activation of nociceptors due to injury.
Neuropathic pain — cause?
Nervous system damage or dysfunction.
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