PAIN Flashcards
1
Q
an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience which we primarily associate with tissue damage or describe in terms of such damage or both
A
pain
2
Q
- short in duration
- related to soft-tissue injury or temporary illness
A
acute pain
3
Q
- long in duration
- constant or intermittent due to health conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia or spine condition
A
chronic pain
4
Q
- damage to the nerves or other parts of nervous system
- shooting, stabbing, or burning pain like pins and needles
A
neuropathic pain
5
Q
- damage to body tissues
- sharp or throbbing pain, caused by external injury
A
nociceptive pain
6
Q
- spinal nerve gets compressed or inflamed
- tingling, numbness, and muscle weakness
A
radicular pain
7
Q
no pain, mild pain, moderate pain….
A
simple descriptive pain intensity scale
8
Q
none, annoying, uncomfortable, dreadful…
A
descriptive pain distress scale
9
Q
0 - no pain
5 - distressing pain
10 - unbearable pain
A
0-10 numeric pain distress scale
10
Q
no pain - pain as bad as it could possibly be
A
visual analog scale
11
Q
smiley face - crying face
A
wong-baker faces scale
12
Q
KAYA PA BA
A
ouch pain pighati
