Chapter 46

Question 1

physical and emotional experience, response to actual or potential damage to the tissue and is described in terms of said damage; interferes with functional abilities and quality of life

Answer 1

Pain

Question 2

____ % of adults have experienced pain lasting more than 24 hours in the lost month/

Answer 2

26

Question 3

What is the percentage of adults with some form of chronic pain

Answer 3

33 to 50%

Question 4

To spread or extend

Answer 4

Radiate

Question 5

To appear to arise in different areas

Answer 5

Referred

Question 6

Pain arising from organs or hollow viscera

Answer 6

Visceral pain

Question 7

Pain that only exist through the expected recovery time is referred to as

Answer 7

Acute pain

Question 8

Also referred to as persistent pain; prolonged and usually recurs or last 3 months or longer; interferes with functioning

Answer 8

Chronic pain

Question 9

Pain arising from organs or hollow viscera; characterized by cramping, throbbing, pressing or aching qualities.

Answer 9

Visceral pain

Question 10

Also referred to as persistent pain; prolonged and usually recurs or last 3 months or longer; interferes with functioning

Answer 10

Chronic pain

Question 11

True or False, acute and chronic pain elicit the same physiological and behavioral response

Answer 11

False, different

Question 12

May result from the direct effects of the disease and treatment

Answer 12

Cancer pain

Question 13

Pain in the 1 to 3 range

Answer 13

Mild

Question 14

Pain in the 4 to 6 range

Answer 14

Moderate

Question 15

Pain in the 7 to 10 range

Answer 15

Severe

Question 16

Experienced when an intact, properly functioning nervous system send signals that tissues are damaged, requiring attention and proper care

Answer 16

Nociceptive pain

Question 17

This type of pain originates in the skin, muscles, bone, or connective tissue

Answer 17

Somatic pain

Question 18

Pain that is associated with damaged or malfunctioning nerves due to illness; typically chronic; described as burning, tingling, dull and aching; difficult to treat

Answer 18

Neuropathic pain

Question 19

Type of neuropathic pain following damage to peripheral nerves; examples include phantom limb pain and carpel tunnel syndrome

Answer 19

Peripheral neuropathic pain

Question 20

Type of neuropathic pain occurs when abnormal connections between pain fibers and the sympathetic nervous system create problems with the pain and sympathetically controlled functions which include the temperature and regulation of blood flow.

Answer 20

Sympathetically maintained pain

Question 21

Type of neuropathic pain occurs when abnormal connections between pain fibers and the sympathetic nervous system create problems with the pain and sympathetically controlled functions which include the temperature and regulation of blood flow.

Answer 21

Sympathetically maintained pain

Question 22

Least amount of stimuli that is need for a person to label a sensation as pain; may vary slightly from person to person; may be related to age, gender or race

Answer 22

Pain threshold

Question 23

Maximum amount of painful stimuli that a person is willing to withstand without seeking avoidance of the pain or relief; varies considerably from person to person

Answer 23

Pain tolerance

Question 24

Denotes heightened responses to a painful stimuli

Answer 24

Hyperalgesia / Hyperpathia

Question 25

Non painful stimuli that produce pain

Answer 25

Allodynia

Question 26

Unpleasant abnormal sensation; mimics the pathology of central neuropathic pain disorder.

Answer 26

Dysesthesia

Question 27

This nervous system includes specialized primary sensory neurons that detect mechanical, thermal or chemical conditions associated with potential tissue damage

Answer 27

Peripheral

Question 28

Physiological processes related to pain perception

Answer 28

Nociception

Question 29

Four process involved with nociception:

Answer 29

Transduction, transmission, perception and modulation

Question 30

Specialized pain receptors

Answer 30

Nociceptors

Question 31

Specialized pain receptors

Answer 31

Nociceptors

Question 32

ethnic and cultural values, developmental stage, environment, support people, previous pain experiences, meaning of the current pain

Answer 32

Factors that affect a persons perception / reaction to pain

Question 33

ethnic and cultural values, developmental stage, environment, support people, previous pain experiences, meaning of the current pain

Answer 33

Factors that affect a persons perception / reaction to pain

Question 34

chronic pain affects ___ to ___ % of older clients living in the community and ____ to ____% in nursing homes

Answer 34

25 to 50; 45 to 80

Question 35

chronic pain affects ___ to ___ % of older clients living in the community and ____ to ____% in nursing homes

Answer 35

25 to 50; 45 to 80

Question 36

Children as young as _____ can accurately report the location and intensity of their pain

Answer 36

3

Question 37

Least amount of stimuli that is need for a person to label a sensation as pain; may vary slightly from person to person; may be related to age, gender or race; does not appear to change with age

Answer 37

Pain threshold

Question 38

Children as young as _____ can accurately report the location and intensity of their pain

Answer 38

3

Question 39

True or False, A strange environment can compound pain

Answer 39

True

Question 40

True or False, A strange environment can compound pain

Answer 40

True

Question 41

Two major components of pain assessment

Answer 41

pain history to obtain facts from the client; direct observation of behaviors, physical signs of tissue damage and secondary physiological responses