Encyclopedia: Hyperalgesia
Hyperalgesia is an increased sensitivity to pain, which may be caused by damage to nociceptors or peripheral nerves. Hyperalgesia can be experienced in focal, discrete areas, or as a more diffuse, body-wide form. Conditioning studies have established that it is possible to experience a learned hyperalgesia of the latter, diffuse form. The focal form is typically associated with injury, and is divided into two subtypes: , Primary hyperalgesia describes pain...
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For Medical Professionals only: How many cases of Hyperalgesia have you seen in patients receiving...
...or other phenanthrene type opioids? Have you also encountered this with other opioids like Fentanyl,...
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I see it all the time in chronic pain patients and opiate addicts. You should see these people carry on when you try to start a pediatric-sized IV -...
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Do you believe its possible to have an on/off appendicitis?
I've been suffering from weird abdominal painsfor over 2 years now. The hospital have been...
I've been suffering from weird abdominal painsfor over 2 years now. The hospital have been...
A 'grumbling appendix' is common, and can cause irregular pain and discomfort for years without actually rupturing.
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