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P&T
Patient in Pain
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Health Care
Professional
11/16/2010

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Term

Nocioceptive or Neuropathic

 

1)referred pain

2) throbbing, well localized

3) result of nerve damage

4) hyperalgesia

5) somatic

6) spontaneous, burning, tingling

Definition

1)referred pain:Nocioceptive

 

2) throbbing, well localized:Nocioceptive

 

3) result of nerve damageL:Neuropathic

 

4) hyperalgesia:Neuropathic

 

 5) somatic:Nocioceptive

6) spontaneous, burning, tingling:Neuropathic

 

Term

Acute or Chronic

 

1) Identifiable cause

2) neuropathic

3) Pain associated with malignancy

4) typically nocioceptive

Definition

1) Identifiable cause- acute

2) neuropathic-chronic

3) Pain associated with malignancy-chronic

4) typically nocioceptive-acute

Term

acute or chronic

 

1) occur in timely relation to obvious noxious stimuli

2) HTN is a sign

3) Bradychardia is a sign

4) Hypotention is a sign

Definition

1) occur in timely relation to obvious noxious stimuli-actue

2) HTN is a sign-acute

3) Bradychardia is a sign- chronic

4) Hypotention is a sign-chronic

Term

Match

   A)Pain to stimulus which normally doesnt cause pain

B)Increased response to a stimulus which normally causes pain

C) an abnormal sensation

 

Parasthesia Allodynia Hyperalgesia

Definition

A) Allodynia

 

B)Hyperalgesia

 

C)Parasthesia

Term

Definition

 

Medication used when pain is increased and more relief is needed

Definition

 

Breakthrough/Rescue

Term

Definition

 

Long Acting

Definition

 

medication that provides relief around the clock regardless of pt. current severity of pain

Term

Definition

 

Adjunct Therapy

Definition
meds w/o primary pain indication  used to supplement pain medication
Term
In what type of pain is adjuct therapy typically used?
Definition
Neuropathic
Term

Definition

 

Pseudo-addiction

Definition
appearance of addiction traits but due to under treatment of pain
Term

Definition

 

increased involvement in the procurement and use of medications despite negative consequences

Definition
Addiction
Term

Which Pain Assessment tool?

 

1) Children

2) Very sensitive to small changes

3) very simple, uses general terms

4) ruler and pen are needed, pt needs to be able to understand

Definition

1) Children- Faces Pain Scale

2) Very sensitive to small changes- Visual Analog

3) very simple, uses general terms- Verbal rating

4) ruler and pen are needed, pt needs to be able to understand- Visual Analog

Term

T/F

 

When referencing the pain scale it is important to say 10 is the worst pain you've ever felt

Definition

FALSE

 

Worse pain imaginable not felt, because what they've felt so far might not be that bad

Term
What question would assess each PQRST factor?
Definition

P- Is there anything that makes the pain worse

Q- describe the pain...dull, sharp

R- does the pain spread

S- how sever is the pain (use pain scale)

T- how long has it hurt, is there any time of the day when its worse

Term
What objective data should be used to determine adequate pain therapy?
Definition

Amount of PRN meds used

Compliance (pill count, MAR)

Vitals (acute pain)

Term
What are some predictors of aberrant drug use?
Definition

Tobacco and high alcohol use

recent marijuana use

younger age

FH or Personal HX of illicit drug use

Psychiatric disease

Hx of preadolescent sexual abuse in females

Term
What are some criteria for opiod abuse
Definition

Excessive opiod needs

unwilling to taper opiods

pattern of early refills

route of administration preference

doctor shopping

Term
What are some ways to address aberrant drug use?
Definition

contracts

pill counts

random urine drug tests

short term prescriptions

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