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Vett 115 WK 4
WK 4-Pain Managent COURSEWORK
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Recently, research in pain management has shifted toward identifying and even predicting known painful events. For example, what degree of pain would be expected with cervical disc herniation? | Severe |
Signs of pain in animals can be categorized as which of the following? | Physiological or behavioral. |
clinical signs of pain in a dog may include of all of the following: | Tail between legs. Arched back. Twisted body protecting pain. Drooped head. Sitting for long. Tucked abdomen. Lying flat extended position. |
For cats, which of the following clinically ranked signs of pain? | Tucked limbs. Arched head/neck/back. Tucked abdomen. Lying flat. Slumped body. Drooped head. |
When assessing an animals pain, is is good to use a VAS pain scale. What does VAS stand for? | Visual Analog Scale. It is a good pain scale for dogs and cats, that uses numeric, pictorial and descriptive assessments. |
What is the emotional state characterized by anxiety depression or unease? | Dysphoria. |
What is the abnormal postoperative behavior often attributed to residual gas anesthetics sometimes referred to as? | Emergence Delirium |
What are the five vital signs that a veterinary technician must be constantly aware of? | Temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, pain. |
What effect would increased cortisol levels that accompany pain have on a patient? | It would interfere with wound healing and ay reduce the immune systems ability to work effectively |
Pain receptors are also called what? | Nociceptors |
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