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PSR
color meanings and pain scale
Term | Definition |
---|---|
cyan/o | blue cyanosis |
eyrthr/o | red erythrocyte |
leuk/o | white leukocyte |
melan/o | black melanin |
purpur/o | purple purpura |
xanth/o | yellow xanthopsia |
PAIN_LEVELS DESCRIPTIONS | |
0-1 | no pain |
2-3 | mild pain |
4-5 | moderate pain |
6-7 | severe pain |
8-9 | very severe pain |
10 | worst possible pain |
ache (achy, aching) | dull, steady pain |
continuous | pain that does not stop |
discomfort (uncomfortable) | feeling of being uncomfortable |
dull | blunted, not sharp. not acute |
intense | strong, sharp |
sharp | pain that has a stabbing quality, usually described in one particular area |
stabbing | pain that may be sharp in quality and stopping and starting |
throbbing | dull, steady pain with an intermittent exacerbation occurring periodically |