Pain Flashcards

1
Q

What is the most reliable indicator of pain?

A

Patient Report

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2
Q

Is Pain a Vital Sign

A

Yes

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3
Q

5 common sources of discomfort

A

-Pain
-End of life care
-fatigue
-fibromyalgia
-sleep rest disorder

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4
Q

Duration of pain

A

-acute
-chronic
-combination

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5
Q

Location of Pain

A

-site
-radiation
-referred

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6
Q

Types of Comfort

A

-physical
-psychosocial
-sociocultural
-environmental

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7
Q

Descriptors of Pain

A

-intensity
-quality
-frequency/duration

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8
Q

Acute Pain

A

-sudden onset
-identifiable injury
-short duration
-initiates typical autonomic responses

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9
Q

three types of acute pain

A

-somatic
-visceral
referred

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10
Q

Chronic Pain

A

-prolonged
-not always a known cause
-autonomic response decreases over time

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11
Q

Three types of chronic pain

A

-chronic recurrent
-chronic intractable
-chronic progressive

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12
Q

Breakthrough pain

A

Transient
(IV insertion)

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13
Q

3 types of breakthrough pain

A

-incidental
-idiopathic
-eod med failure

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14
Q

Central Pain

A

Damage to CNS Nerves (Stroke MS Trauma)
Immediate or delayed
constant

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15
Q

Phantom pain

A

felt in amputated body part
usually recurring
associated w/ neuro activity in brain

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16
Q

psychogenic pain

A

associated w/ psych factors
real pain

17
Q

Untreated pain consequences

A

-prolonged stress response
-reduced immune competence
-cardiovascular instability
-respiroty dysfunction
-genitourinary disturbances
-decreased gastro intestinal motility
metabolic imbalance
-development issues
-increased chronic post surgical pain syndromes

18
Q

PQRST stands for what

A

Provoking
Quality
Region/radiation
Severity
Time

19
Q

Behavioral Signs of Pain

A

Facial Expressions, Restlessness, change in activity, crying, assessment tools

20
Q

Non pharmacological interventions for pain

A

Massage
Positioning/body alignment
Splinting
Thermal Intervention
Mind-Body Therapies
Adjust environmental settings

21
Q
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