Ch. 55 Client Comfort & Pain Management Flashcards
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Denoted the point at which a person can no longer endure pain
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Pain Tolerance
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The body’s signal of distress
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Pain
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Discomfort that originates in one body part but is perceived in another
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Referred Pain
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Used to describe normal pain transmission & interpretation
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Nociception
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A naturally occurring substance that relieves pain. It’s produced in the central nervous system
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Endorphins
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Medication that relieves pain
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Analgesics
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Chronic pain that resists therapeutic intervention
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Intractable Pain
