Pharmacology Chapter 29 - Pain management for Cancer patients.

Question 1

Pain - def

Answer 1

an unpleasant and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissues damage, or described in terms of such damage.

Question 2

Pain is personal and ___.

Answer 2

Subjective.

Question 3

Nociceptive Pain - results from…

Answer 3

injury to tissues. Called somatic or visceral pain.

Question 4

Niciceptive pain can be relieved by…

Answer 4

opioid and non-opioid drugs.

Question 5

Neuropathic Pain - results from…

Answer 5

injury to peripheral nerves.

Question 6

Neuropathic Pain - responds poorly to..

Answer 6

opioids.

Question 7

Neuropathic Pain - responds to…

Answer 7

adjuvant analgesics - like antidepressants, anticonvulsants, etc.

Question 8

Pain in the cancer patient is caused by…

Answer 8

the cancer itself or the treatment - like chemo.

Question 9

What are the ABCDE’s of Pain Management?

Answer 9

A - Ask and asses pain.
B - Believe (the patient.)
C - Choose (appropriate method of treatment.)
D - Deliver (intervention timely and logically.)
E - Empower (the patient) and enable (the patient to control the course.)

Question 10

____ - the most powerful weapons to conquer cancer pain.

Answer 10

Analgesics.

Question 11

Pain assessment - look at the…

Answer 11

onset/location/intensity/other factors.