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a means for the patient to self-administer analgesics (pain medications) intravenously by using a computerized pump, which introduces specific doses into an intravenous line.
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What is the medical term meaning no painful sensation?
Analgesia is the medical term meaning absence of pain.
What is meant by term analgesia?
The absence of the sense of pain while remaining conscious.
What is preemptive analgesia?
Preemptive analgesia introduces anesthetic drugs near the spinal cord or, sometimes, in nerve blocks in specific regions of the body
What does the medical abbreviation PCA mean?
Patient Controlled Analgesia
What level of analgesia is equal to anxiolysis?
Level 1, Minimal Sedation
Is analgesia a condition of no nervous sensation?
no, it is anesthesia that is the condition of no nervous sensation.
What is stress analgesia?
Releiving of pain by endorphins which circulate in blood during stress
Primary opioid receptor is associated with analgesia?
mu, kappa, and delta receptors!
What has the author Mario Incayawar written?
Mario Incayawar has written: 'Culture, brain, and analgesia' -- subject(s): Cultural Diversity, Ethnology, Pain, Methods, Pain Management, Analgesics, Analgesia, Cultural Competency, Therapeutic use
What has the author Michael Kost written?
Michael Kost has written: 'Moderate Sedation/Analgesia'
What is the difference between regional analgesia and regional anesthesia?
Regional analgesia is the application of an analgesic to a region to achieve (analgesia) pain relief). Regional anaesthesia is the application of an anaesthetic to achieve anaesthesia (loss of sensation). Both are absorbed by the nerves in that region which dull pain/cause loss of sensation respectively.
What has the author Pang L Man written?
Pang. L. Man has written: 'Handbook of acupuncture analgesia'
