Week 4 Assessment of Sensory Pain

Question 1

definition of pain

Answer 1

unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.

Question 2

is pain correlated with nocioception

Answer 2

no

Question 3

do all people have the same experience from a stimulus

Answer 3

no, they have different ones.

Question 4

what outputs of the brain contribute to pain

Answer 4

expectations, knowledge, prior history and experiences, emotions, fear and location and setting.

Question 5

there is a lack or limitation in correction between…

Answer 5

• inflammatory markers and pain
• cystatin C in CSF and women expecting,
• cardiac markers and chest pain with MI

Question 6

TF: we are going to use FMIRs and imaging for more pain info then regular self-report data

Answer 6

false, the self-report data is much more helpful in understanding pain

Question 7

what is the visual analog scale

Answer 7

0-10 no pain to worst possible pain. you grade it along a ruler image

Question 8

is the VAS reliable

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

the VAS is validated as a…

Answer 9

ratio scale: so if you go from 4-2 that was a 50% reduction in the pain

Question 10

what is the MCID for the VAS

Answer 10

1. 1 in patients with RA
2. 37 with RTC
3. 0 for adequate pain control in the ED

Question 11

what is the numeric pain rating scale

Answer 11

The NPRS is the ordinal scale from 0-10. or you can do 0-100.

Question 12

TF: the NPRS is good because it can be administered over the phone

Answer 12

true

Question 13

TF: chronic pain patients prefer the NPRS because of its comprehensibility and ease of completion

Answer 13

true

Question 14

TF: chronic LBP groups and hip OA groups have downs the NPRS adequate

Answer 14

false, inadequate

Question 15

what is the NPRS MCID

Answer 15

2 point for LBP
3 points for 27% reduction
2.17 points in post op and non-op shoulders.