Book contents
- Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA
- Reviews
- Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors to the First Edition
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 Medicine
- Section 2 Surgery
- Section 3 Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care
- Section 4 Anatomy and Regional Anaesthesia
- Chapter 4.1 Anatomy
- Chapter 4.2 Regional Anaesthesia
- Chapter 4.3 Pain
- Section 5 Miscellaneous
- Index
- References
Chapter 4.3 - Pain
from Section 4 - Anatomy and Regional Anaesthesia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 May 2025
Book contents
- Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA
- Reviews
- Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors to the First Edition
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 Medicine
- Section 2 Surgery
- Section 3 Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care
- Section 4 Anatomy and Regional Anaesthesia
- Chapter 4.1 Anatomy
- Chapter 4.2 Regional Anaesthesia
- Chapter 4.3 Pain
- Section 5 Miscellaneous
- Index
- References
Summary
Nociceptors are the sensory receptor for pain and are widespread. They are responsive to different types of stimuli; mechanical, thermal or chemical. Stimulation of these nociceptors results in propagation of an impulse to the spinal cord.
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- Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA , pp. 616 - 641Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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