Pain Management Flashcards
What are clinical manifestations of pain: behavioral
Restlessness, agitation, short attention span, difficult to distract, irritability, difficult to comfort, facial grimacing, biting or pursing lips, posturing, guarding a painful joint by avoiding movement, remaining immobile or protecting painful area, drawing up knees, flexing limbs, massaging affected area, anorexia, lethargic, quiet, withdrawn, sleep disturbances
What are respiratory consequences of unrelieved pain?
Shallow breathing, suppression of cough, pulmonary infection
What are gastrointestinal consequences of unrelieved pain?
May delay the return of normal gastric and bowel functions. Anorexia may delay healing process
What is the neonatal infant pain scale?
A pain scale used for preterm and turn infants up to six weeks. It includes facial expression, cry, breathing patterns, our movement, leg movement, state of arousal. Evaluate behavioral and physiologic changes such as vital signs
What is FLACC?
Faces, legs, activity, cry, consolability. It is the behavioral observation scale for infants, pretty verbal, nonverbal or developmental delay.
What is the face scale , and how young can it be used?
The face scale allows the child to point to face the corresponds to a number. A child as young as three can use it
What is the oucher scale?
A series of six faces that corresponds to the 0 to 10 pain scale. It is appropriate for ages 3 to 13.
The numeric scale is appropriate for which ages?
9 to adult
What pain medicine should never be given to children?
Aspirin
What is the most serious side effect of pain medicine?
The potential for respiratory depression, may have increased risk with addition of other sedating drop. By Philly six months, healthy infants metabolize opioids as efficiently as other children
What are clinical manifestations of pain: physiologic
Tachycardia, tachypnea, hypertension, people dilation, pallor, increased perspiration
