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What is pain ? |
Pain is anything the pt says it is n where it is. |
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Types of pain |
Acute=== less than 6 months Chronic==more than 6 months Nociceptive==somatic:: it pain arises from the bones.....visceral ::: pain arising from the visceral organs like the GI organ . Neuroleptics, phantom, diabetic neuropathy==== is abnormal pain that a person feels in an amputated extremity after the residual limb had healed.csus |
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What are the causes of pain ? |
When tissues are damaged, lack of oxygenation , perfussion, nutrition n slp. |
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What influences pain perception ? |
Cognitive( d attention pple gv to their pain, their explanation, n expectation of the pain)
Cultural::: d way pple react n treat their pain based on their culture believe.
Past/previous pain experience. |
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What are the joint commission standard of assessing pain ? |
Initial assessing n reassessing of pt pain taking into consideration the pts culture, spiritual, n ethnic beliefs.
Education of all the relevant health care personal in pain assessment n management .
Education of pts families regarding their roles in managing pain. |
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What is tolerance ? |
Is wen the body has adapted to the drug so it does not wrk anymore |
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What is dependent ? |
Physical dependent is wen the body needs the drug.... Mental dependent is when ur mind or psychologically craving for the drug |
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What is a referred pain ? |
Is wen a body part is in pain n that pain affects the other body parts........eg when your gall bladder is pain u but ur head starts to hurt too (visceral pain cuz the gall bladder is an organ) |
