Class 2 Pain Mgmt Of Peri Op Pt

Question 1

Define breakthrough pain

Answer 1

Severe pain that erupts while pt already medicated with long acting pain relief agents

Question 2

Define regional anesthetic

Answer 2

Application of anesthetic agent that provides pain relief through loss of sensation, while pt maintains consciousness

Question 3

Define patient controlled analgesia

Answer 3

Method of pain control that allows pt to admin doses of analgesia on demand

Question 4

Define nociceptive pain

Answer 4

Caused my damage to body tissue, described as sharp, aching or throbbing pain

Question 5

Define neuropathic pain

Answer 5

Caused by nerve damage and described as burning, tingling or numbness along affected nerve
- affects CNS and PNS

Question 6

Define phantom limb pain

Answer 6

Feeling pain in absent limb or portion of a limb

Question 7

Define pain threshold

Answer 7

The point that stimulus causes pain and pain is first felt, by activating pain receptors

Question 8

Define pain tolerance

Answer 8

Maximum level of pain that a person can tolerate

Question 9

RASS sedation scale

Answer 9

Level of sedation assessment through 1-4, the higher the number is higher sedation level

Question 10

Define somatic tissue

Answer 10

Internal organs, bones, blood, connective tissue

Question 11

Visceral tissue

Answer 11

Muscle tissue of either:

• skeletal
• smooth
• cardiac

Question 12

Define adjuvant

Answer 12

Pharmacological agent that modifies the effects of other agents and assists in relief of symptoms
- treating side effects, not pain

Question 13

Define skeletal muscle tissue

Answer 13

Attached to the joints of the skeleton to power its movement

Question 14

Define smooth muscle

Answer 14

Tissue of blood vessels and hollow internal organs (stomach, bladder and intestines) that allow movement

Question 15

Define cardiac muscle

Answer 15

Heart muscle (myocardium) that is responsible for pumping blood through the heart and to the body

Question 16

Define somatic pain

Answer 16

Pain occurring in outer layers of the body, such as skin, muscle, joint and bone

Described as sharp, constant, throbbing and aching

Question 17

Define visceral pain

Answer 17

Pain resulting from nociceptors of the thoracic, pelvic or abdominal organs (organs of GI tract) resulting from compression or stretching

Described as aching, squeezing or deep

Question 18

Define multimodal pain management

Answer 18

Use of more than one pain management method to concurrently relieve pain and side effects

Aka balanced pain management

Question 19

Define post op pain

Answer 19

Pain resulting from trauma to tissue that excites the nervous system

Usually localized to incision area

Question 20

Define analgesic gap

Answer 20

Periods when pain management is inadequate