Assessment

Question 1

Nociceptive Pain

Answer 1

develops when functioning and intact nerve fibers in the periphery and CNS are stimulated.

Question 2

Neuropathic Pain

Answer 2

Abnormal processing of pain message, injury has healed but pain is continues to be perceived.

Question 3

Somatic Pain

Answer 3

musculoskeletal tissues or body surface

Question 4

Deep Somatic Pain

Answer 4

blood vessels, joint, tendons, muscle and bone

Question 5

Referred Pain

Answer 5

pain originates in one site, felt in another.

Question 6

Cutaneous Pain

Answer 6

Skin and sub q

Question 7

Acute Pain

Answer 7

• caused by injury or disease
• disappears when healed
• Lasts 1 second to 6 months

Question 8

Chronic Pain

Answer 8

-Persists 3 months or more after injury or disease
-Affects all aspects of client’s life
Breakthrough Pain
-Unpredictable episode of severe pain not controlled by current pain interventions.

Question 9

PQRST

Answer 9

P=Provocation/Palliation
Q=Quality/Quantity
R=Region/Radiation
S=Severity scale 1-10
T=Timing