A flowchart that shows the different types of acute pain and chronic pain. It is divided into two sections one labeled "Acute Pain" and the other labeled "Chronic Pain".
The first section of the flowchart shows the increased sympathetic activity of the acute pain which is represented by a blue box with the words "Increased Sympathetic Activity" written in white text. The second section shows the severity of the pain including fear anxiety splinting shallow breathing peripheral and central sensitization tachycardia hypertension sleeplessness helplessness pain catastrophizing atelectasis hypercarbia hypoxia decreased regional blood flow myocardial ischemia infection ischemia impaired rehabilitation and pneumonia.
Overall the image shows that acute pain can be caused by a variety of factors such as increased blood flow and increased consumption.
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2015
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2015
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