REFERRED PAIN: MISTAKEN SOURCES OF PAIN

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What is the definition of pain according to the International Association for the Study of Pain?

  • A sensory and emotional experience associated with tissue healing
  • An unpleasant emotional experience associated with potential tissue damage
  • A painful sensation associated with tissue damage
  • An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage (correct)

What percentage of patients with ear pain have a source of referred pain from a location other than the ear?

  • 25%
  • 33%
  • 75%
  • 50% (correct)

What is the timeframe beyond which acute pain can become chronic?

  • 3 months
  • 12 months
  • 18 months
  • 6 months (correct)

Which of the following is an intracranial source of orofacial pain?

<p>Tumors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for pain that is perceived in a location other than its actual source?

<p>Referred pain (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an extracranial source of orofacial pain?

<p>Throat and tongue (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the cranial nerves V, VII, IX, and X, as well as C-2 and C-3 in relation to ear pain?

<p>To provide sensory innervation to the ear and preauricular region (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following conditions is most likely to refer pain to the maxillary teeth?

<p>Acute sinusitis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of heart attack symptoms in the jaw and tooth?

<p>Referred pain from the heart (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following nerves is responsible for providing sensory innervation to the skin in the pre-auricular area?

<p>Auriculotemporal nerve (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of throat pain disorders?

<p>Inflammatory or neoplastic disease (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following conditions is likely to cause eye pain referred from the teeth, TMJ, muscles, or sinuses?

<p>Shingles involving V1 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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