Pearson-Ch 9 Nursing Care Of Patients In Pain

Front 1

acute pain

Back 1

Pain of sudden onset that is usually self-limited and localized; it lasts for less that 6 months and has an identifiable cause, such as trauma, surgery, or inflammation.

Front 2

addiction

Back 2

A primary, chronic neurobiology disease characterized by compulsive use of a substance despite negative consequences, such as health threats or legal problems.

Front 3

analgesic

Back 3

A medication that reduces or eliminates the perception of pain.

Front 4

breakthrough pain

Back 4

Pain that exceeds baseline chronic or persistent pain, with or without baseline analgesia.

Front 5

chronic pain

Back 5

Prolonged pain, usuallly lasting longer than 6 months; pain that persists after the condition causing it has resolved; may be malignant or nonmalignant in origin.

Front 6

equianalgesic

Back 6

Approximate equivalent doses of opioid analgesics as compared to morphine sulfate

Front 7

neurotathic pain

Back 7

Pain resulting from abnormal impulsive processing by the peripheral and central nervous systems following injury to the peripheral nerves.

Front 8

nociceptive pain

Back 8

Pain caused by stimulation of peripheral or visceral pain receptors

Front 9

nociceptors

Back 9

sensory nerve fibers that conduct pain impulses from the periphery to the central nervous system

Front 10

pain

Back 10

A subjective response to both physical and psychologic stressors.

Front 11

titrate

Back 11

To increase or decrease the dose in small increments.