Pain

Thompson, the patient complains of pain to her bilateral shoulders, arms and hands. Pain is rated as 4/10 with medication and 7/10 without medication. Left shoulder pain is described as achy, shooting, tingling and numb, rated as 5-6/10. Pain is worse with use of the…

Mr. Morrison is coming in today to follow up for his chronic back pain. SUBJECTIVE This started a few years back. Following some snowmobile incidents. He had used heroin and gabapentin to treat the pain in the past. Today he comes in says he still has pain. He has been taking his amitriptyline not using the Mobic too much as it upset his stomach and he said it did not help very much and just looking for relief of his back pain. Overall, he says he is able to get through the day and do…

had to live with chronic low back pain, you KNOW how annoying it can be. It seems to permeate and affect every second of your day - and night! You can't sit still without feeling it, you can't move around without feeling it... until you get healthy again, life becomes a torment. Fortunately, lower back pain treatment options DO exist and you've come to the right place. There are many possible causes... before starting any sort of home treatment for severe back pain relief, you should pay a…

1. Could Mr Smith’s culture influence his pain assessment? Why? What strategies could you employ to ensure that you are adequately addressing Mr Smith’s pain? A proper Pain assessment helps in preparing an accurate pain treatment plan. It involves a continuous process and multidimensional factors that are required in formulating an effective pain management plan. There are many factors that are responsible for a person’s pain, which may be Psychological, Physical, Emotional or Cultural. In…

Chest Pain Chest Pain is a standout amongst the most widely recognized protests that will convey a patient to the crisis division. Looking for prompt consideration might be lifesaving, and impressive government funded instruction has been attempted to inspire patients to look for therapeutic consideration when mid-section torment strikes. While the patient might be stressed over a heart assault, there are numerous different reasons for torment in the mid-section that the social insurance expert…

Livengrin the topics of pain management and mindfulness have been the main focus in group with patients. The intentions of these lessons are to give the patients healthy coping skills to deal with their stressors instead of relying on drugs and alcohol to cope. The patients were exposed to meditation exercises and ways to self-regulate their frustrations in life. We also explored when it is appropriate for a recovering drug addict to take pain medications to regulate their pain. Pain medications…

1. Mysteries of Chronic Pain Post your reaction to the video podcast. Describe the factors and influences that have led to the increase in chronicity that exists today. What are your thoughts? As explained by Elliot Krane (TedTalks, 2011) chronic pain can result from the plasticity of the nervous system and become its own disease. Neurotransmitters interact with glial cells which “have a vital role in the modulation, amplification and, in the case of pain, the distortion of sensory experiences…

in her writing manages to evoke in me feelings of pain and anger. The pain that Lucy, as a nine year old had to learn to cope. Anger towards those who harassed and taunted her for many years of her life. I felt a sense of empathy as she tried to sublimate her pain and constantly get out of it. I cried as she retold her stories of being in and out of the hospital. I thought to myself how could a young girl at such a young age endure all this pain and suffering. Questions arose and my perception…

(Demerol) for pain management has returned to the Emergency Room with lots of physical complaints. During the interview, the nurse explained the the following symptoms are side-effects of the drug. Select all that apply. A. Hypotension B. Drowsiness C. Urinary Frequency D. Palpitations E. Tremors Rationale: Alternative A, B and E are correct. Meperidine hydrochloride is a narcotic analgesia. It directly acts on the central nervous system in order to decrease the perception of pain. In order…

Pain. It is crucial to our way of life, yet we have a hard time comprehending it. To understand what pain is, it first has to be defined but a definition for pain is hard to achieve due to it’s malleable and personal nature. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage”. Although many people think that pain from a psychological source is, “not real”, if someone regards an…