MDT W2 : Symptom Assessment and Management

Question 1

What are the 4 elements of pain?

Answer 1

Transduction
Transmission
Modulation
Perception

Question 2

Name the tools used to assess pain?

Answer 2

BB MN PP;

Body Map
Brief pain inventory
McGill pain assessment
Non verbal pain scales
PQRST
Pain scales - visual verbal numerical

Question 3

Give cons of each method to asses pain?

Answer 3

Pain scale ;

1. Only accounts for pain intensity (unidimentional)
2. people may misinterpret the scale

Question 4

Give cons of the pain scale to asses pain?

Answer 4

Pain scale ;

1. Only accounts for pain intensity (unidimentional)
2. people may misinterpret the scale

Question 5

McGill Quality of pain;
Describe Neuopathic pain?

Describe Bone pain?

Describe Inflammatory pain? Visceral? Bone? Nociceptive?

Answer 5

Neuropathic; Burning, Numb, Sharp, Sudden, spontaneous.

Bone; Ache, tender , shooting (SAT)

Inflammatory pain; Throbbing, shooting, stabbing, Ache heavy hot tender

Visceral;