Dermatomes

Question 1

what are you gathering when you test dermatomes?

Answer 1

if the sensation feels the same side to side or different
- is the sensations increased, decreased, or just different

Question 2

what is allodynia

Answer 2

pain due to a stimulus that does not normally provoke pain

Question 3

what is dysethesia

Answer 3

an unpleasant abnormal sensation, whether spontaneous or evoked

Question 4

what is hyperesthesia

Answer 4

increased sensitivity to stimulation, excluding the special senses

Question 5

what is hypoesthesia

Answer 5

decreased sensitivity to stimulation excluding the special senses

Question 6

what is hyperalgesia

Answer 6

increased pain from a stimulus that normally prokoves pain

Question 7

what is hypoalgesia

Answer 7

diminished pain in response to a normally painful stimulus

Question 8

what is paresthesia

Answer 8

an abnormal sensation, whether spontaneous or evoked