PHYSIOLOGY
GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Why stomach ache?
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When did the pain start?
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Where is the colic?
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the 1600s, many European doctors gave their patients opium to relieve pain. By the 1800s, ether and chloroform were introduced as anesthetics for surgery. Some doctors were concerned, however, about the ethics of operating on unconscious patients.
Detailed explanation-2: -Von Haller was the first person to discover that only nerves produce sensation and only those parts of the body connected to the nervous system can undergo a sensation. As knowledge and research progressed in the 18th century, a major trend started to develop where research focused on more specific aspects of pain.
Detailed explanation-3: -Start your assessments by asking patients to rate their pain on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the worst possible pain and 0 being no pain. Where are you feeling pain? When did the pain start? How long have you been in pain?