T-Pain

Narrative Ed (a name used to protect client confidentiality) is a 95 year old man living in a long term care facility, who has severe dementia. In the past week, he has stopped being able to eat and drink thickened fluids because his swallowing reflex isn 't working. He has no detectable response to stimuli of any sort. The doctor in the care facility says his organs may…

neuralgia (TN) is one of the most common medical conditions that causes facial pain. TN is defined by the International Headache Society (IHS) as “unilateral disorder characterized by brief electric shock-like pains, abrupt in onset and termination, and limited to the distribution of one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve (Oberman, 2010). It is also known as “Tic Doloureux”. The exact cause of TN is still unclear, but the pain is triggered by several factors, such as eating, washing,…

torture someone to get information? Some torture can be justified through utilitarianism. The Utilitarianism is a view where what 's acceptable and morally right is whatever is utility to happiness. Torture is the act of intentionally causing severe pain or suffering. There are different philosophical views on torture. The circumstances to make torture justified the information gained has to be more valuable then morals or the life. Torture can be justified through utilitarianism but it could…

but suffering gave him insight, and that insight gave the world Post-Impressionism. Furthermore, the painter Frida Kahlo found fame by incorporating the tragedies of her life in her work. The pain was both physical and emotional. As a teenager, she survived a traffic accident, and then suffered chronic pain, thirty operations, miscarriages, and an amputation of her leg up to the knee. She had a turbulent relationship with her unfaithful husband, Diego Rivera, whom she divorced once and married…

is immense pain throughout a person’s body with incapacitating fatigue, melancholy, and tension. A person will have a reduced pain threshold or tender spots. Over 12 million people have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, most are women between the ages of 25 and 60. Men are less likely to get this ailment than women. It can lie dormant in a man or woman 's body until a traumatic event triggers it. Fibromyalgia syndrome is a common and chronic ailment characterized by sizable muscle pain,…

Euthanasia should be allowed to someone who is terminally ill suffering with extreme pain. According to Dr. Philip Nitscke from CNN news on november 27th, 2013, he wrote “a peaceful death is everybody 's right” (par.16). Basically, what this foundation is saying is that everyone has the right to die and with that, at peace. I believe this statement to be factual because I agree each person should have the right to end their suffering at their own discretion. I feel it is barbarrack to force…

powerhouse that consists of the brain, glands and hormones. Once, the powerhouse stimulation is achieved, it triggers endorphins and neurotransmitter hormones secretion which are very powerful painkillers. Acupuncture treats infertility, arthritis, back pain and PMS. In the health and medical care, acupuncture is also used to regulate emotions and other physiological functions such as circulation, reducing inflammation, easing the muscular spasms and boosting the…

Abstract Treatment of chronic pain in diabetic neuropathy or neuropathic pain of other origins is challenging. Compounded topical formulations have evolved as potential treatment options. The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the efficacy of a compounded topical cream (Transdermal Therapeutics). Two versions of TT-CTAC cream were evaluated. Both creams contain Ketamine (10%), Baclofen (2%), Gabapentin (6%), amitriptyline (4%), bupivacaine (2%), Clonidine (0.2%). Additionally…

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should Americans fight to legalize marijuana in all states? Marijuana has been around for many years alongside other illegal drugs that are not viable to ones ' health. But evidence does prove that cancer patients use it to cope with severe pain; when other pain killers are not quite effective anymore. Marijuana should not stay illegal and should be banned for good, even in states that have legalized this drug. The federal government has legalized it and only a few states, but this substance is…