Exam 4: PNR206 / PNR 206 (Latest
2024 / 2025 Update) Medical- Surgical Nursing II | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Fortis
Question:
Visceral pain: where does it come from?
Answer:
From organs and the linings of the body cavities
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Transmission of pain
Answer:
Involves movement of the pain sensation to the spinal cord/ brain
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Treatment for neuropathic pain
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Adjuvant medications such as NSAIDs, tricyclic antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and corticosteroids relieve neuropathic pain.Anticonvulsants, such as gabapentin (Neurontin), are routinely used.Analgesics and opioids usually do not relieve the pain
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Acute pain
Answer:
Usually has a known cause: a surgical procedure, minor burn, sprained ankle,
or other injury causing tissue trauma. The pain sensation may be brief or last for several weeks to months.
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Chronic pain
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episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; may be intermittent or continuous
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What does quality of pain mean?
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Is a sensation or descriptive word E.g. crushing, tingling, itching, throbbing, pulsating, twisting, pulling, burning, searing, stabbing, tearing, biting, blinding, nauseating, debilitating
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Stomach pain radiates to?
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To the center of the back between the shoulder blades.
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Kidney pain radiates to?
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Can spread from the flanks at your sides to the groin, inner thigh, and abdomen
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