Pain Management Flashcards
1
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Pain
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Defined as “unpleasant sensory, emotional experience with actual or potential tissue damage”
Personal and subjective PATIENT experience
2
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Acute Pain
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Short duration, healing process in 30 days
3
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Chronic Pain
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It is persistent for the more than 3-6 months
4
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Physiological Pain
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It leads to potential tissue damage
5
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Somatic Pain
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It involves superficial tissues (skin, bones, muscle, joints)
6
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Visceral Pain
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It involves visceral organs (heart, stomach, and liver)
7
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Neuropathic Pain
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Changes in the nerve cells
8
Q
What are the components of a pain assessment
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- Self-report
- Location
- Intensity
- Quality
- Onset and Duration
- Aggravating and Relieving Factors
9
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Kinds of Pain Scales
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- Numeric Pain Scale and FACES
- Adult Non-Verbal Pain Scale (NVPS)
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