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Block1 Theory Pain
Focus on Pain Managment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chronic Pain | come on slow, but lasts. Has a precipitating event like lifting weights. treatment is not working, involves nerve, cancer pain,behaviroially adapt to pain, notice withdrawal, don't get dressed. may be disabling. Goal managing. |
| Acute Pain | comes on quick, injury heals pain goes away..usually. known cause, break arm, hit head. goal pain free. |
| Pain | Fifth vital sign. Patient expert on it. Subjective. They are always right. |
| Addiction | Only 1% of patients get addicted. Based on pleasure, euphoria |
| Physical Dependence | different things happen when meds stopped, but that is not addiction |
| Tolerance | body becomes tolerant, receptors used to itmay need a higher does |
| Dimensions of Pain-Physiologically | How it occurs at the newrve level |
| Dimensions of Pain-Affective | emotions, suffering, feeling isolated in dealingwith pain |
| Dimensions of Pain-Behavior | irritable, lack of concentration, anger |
| Dimensions of Pain-Cognitive | I'm fine, I don't need pain medicine, don't want to become addicted |
| Dimensions of Pain-Sensory | ouch, yell. |