Human carrier who harbors the pathogen without ever having had the disease.
Letter: p
Physiatric Association for Spine, Sports, and Occupational Rehabilitation
Alveolar-arterial Oxygen-tension difference
Arterial Carbon Dioxide tension
An unpleasant sensation caused by noxious stimulation of the sensory nerve endings. It is a subjective feeling and an individual response to the cause.
An evaluation of the reported pain and the factors that alleviate or exacerbate it, as well as the response of treatment to pain.
The attempt to relieve pain by various measures, such as administration of NSAIDs and opiates. The psychologic effects of pain must be considered. Effective pain intervention depends on proper evaluation of the types of pain the patient is experiencing, the physical and psychologic origins of the pain, and the behavioral patterns commonly associated with different kinds of pain.
Apnea caused by sudden pain.
The point at which a stimulus, usually one associated with pressure or temperature, activates pain receptors and produces a sensation of pain. Individuals with low pain thresholds experience pain much sooner and faster than those with higher thresholds; individuals reactions to stimulation of pain receptors vary.
The greatest level of pain which a subject is prepared to tolerate. As with the pain threshold, the pain tolerance level is the subjective experience of the individual.