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acute pain
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pain that is generally rapid in onset and varies in intensity from mild to severe
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adjuvant
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substances or treatment; especially substances that enhance the effect of drugs
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breakthrough pain
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a temporary flare-up of moderate to severe pain that occurs even when patient is taking around the clock medication for persistent pain
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CCA caregiver-controlled analgesia
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a method of pain control in which a consistently available and competent individual is authorized by a prescriber and properly educated to activate the dosing button of an analgesic infusion pump in response to patient's pain when that patient is unable to do so. Authorize agent is a nonprofessional
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Chronic pain
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Pain that may be limited, intermittent, or persistent but lasts beyond the normal healing period Lasting 3 months or longer
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continuous wound perfusion pain management system
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device tat delivers a continuous infusion of local analgesia to a surgical wound bed
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epidural route
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administration of analgesia via an infusion catheter place in the epidural space
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intractable pain
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pain that is resistant to therapy and persists despite a variety of interventions
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neuropathic pain
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pain that results from an injury to or abnormal functioning of peripheral nerves or the central nervous system
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NCA nurse-controlled analgesia
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a method of pain control in which a consistently available and competent individual is authorized by a prescriber and properly educated to activate the dosing button of an analgesic infusion pump in response to patient's pain when that patient is unable to do so. Authorize agent is the nurse responsible for the patient
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pain threshold
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the lowest intensity of a stimulus that causes the subject to recognize pain
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pain tolerance
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point beyond which a person is no longer willing to endure pain
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