International Association for the Study of Pain

leadership style. Principals were considered the most knowledgeable in the building therefore the school function best when he/she delegated task to others. A philosophy that Ms. Aman learned all too well from her lead principal Ms. Pain. Ms. Pain ruled with an iron fist. Ms. Pain had no emotions and was entirely about business. Ms. Pain’s…

The Occurrence of Veterans with PTSD and Dementia Veterans are dealing with health issues (Musculoskeletal injuries and pain, Mental health issues, Chemical exposure, Infectious diseases, Noise and vibration exposure, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Urologic injuries) upon returning home from combat duty. Also, many veterans have problem assimilating, flashbacks or just talking to civilians in general. The purpose of this paper is to look at the research surrounding veterans with PTSD link…

Indeed, due to advance medical treatment of patients with SCD most patients now live beyond infancy into adulthood. However, most adults with SCD pain are undertreated and underserved. Also, research indicate that little treatment technique is known about the management of pain in adults with SCD compared to much that is known about the treatment of pain in children and adolescent with SCD. Consequently, it is essential that health care providers, especially advanced practice nurses (APN),…

Laryngeal Signs and Symptoms and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): A Critical Assessment of Cause and Effect Association. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 1(5), 333-344. Vaezi, Hicks, Abelson, and Richter (2003) sought to investigate the controversy between the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and laryngeal signs associated with it. One study reviewed that those diagnosed with GERD based solely on laryngeal signs did not respond to natural reflux…

Bul·ly - Use superior strength of influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do wants. Bullying has been a growing issue in recent years, with the impact worsening. Most cases begin in middle school when young adults begin to develop. They target people include students who are beginning to develop. They are in a phase in which they can easily be influenced by not only the actions, but the actions of others. These cases include problems with not only mental health, but…

The purpose of this paper is to discuss patient centered care and how the concepts of sleep and pain interrelate and contribute to patient centered care. Patient centered care focuses on meeting the needs of the patient as an individual and involving the patient in his or her care to achieve optimal health outcomes. According to the IOM, Institute of Medicine, including the patient with his or her care through education, options, and choices while valuing the patient’s convictions and…

Proposal for an intervention to improve practice Palliative Care & Radiotherapy Programme in the Outpatient Clinic of the Department of Radiotherapy, St Luke’s Hospital, Dublin. Background, a brief description of the area of practice in which this proposal relates to. Advances in medical technology, such as laparoscopic surgery or breast tumour excisions, have had repercussions on oncological healthcare, including organisational consequences. An important consequence is the need to provide more…

significant contribution for the early diagnosis of cardiovascular events due to their ability to detect lower concentrations of troponin levels more rapidly. There is significant evidence about the association between the absolute value of elevated cardiac troponin levels with the prognosis of patients with chest pain (3). However, it is well-known that elevated cardiac troponin levels may occur in situations other than acute coronary syndromes, as it happens with supraventricular…

testing studies often experience significant pain, distress, suffering, and/or death. Nearly all of the estimated 2000 new chemicals and thousands of chemical products introduced each year must undergo acute safety tests to determine whether the substance is toxic or lethal and whether it causes allergic skin reactions or damage to eyes or skin. Much of this acute testing is still conducted using mice, rats, guinea pigs, and rabbits, with many animals experiencing death, acute illness, pain, and…

Pain is an unpleasant sensation normally associated with injury or illness. According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is an uneasy sensory and emotional experience caused by actual or potential tissue damage. Experiencing pain indicates that the body or the particular region may be damaged or not functioning properly. It leads people to seek medical attention and also helps on diagnosis (Ersek & Irving 2009). According to the Carr & Goudas (1999, cited in…