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Essential Pain Management Flashcards

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What is the difference between acute and chronic pain?

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Acute: pain of recent onset and probable limited duration
Chronic:
* Lasts >3 months
* Lasts after normal healing
* Often no identifiable cause

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What is the differnce between cancer and non-cancer pain?

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  • Cancer: Progressive, May be mix of acute and chronic
  • Non-cancer: many different causes, acute or chronic
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Define nonciceptive pain

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**Obvious tissue injury/illness **

  • Protective function
  • Sharp +/- dull
  • Well localised

(also called physiological/inflammitory pain)

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Define neuropathic pain

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Nervous system damage/abnormality
* Tissue injury may not be obvious
* No protective function
* Burning, shooting +/- numbness, pins and needles
* Not well localised

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What are the different qualities upon which pain is classified?

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What are the 4 basic steps that results in experince of pain for the patient in terms of physiology?

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  • Periphery (Injury to periphery) ->
  • Spinal Cord (Signal to dorsal root ganglion -> ascending pathway)->
  • Brain ( Thalamus) ->
  • Modulation
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What is the phsyiology of pain in the periphery?

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What chemical messengers are released from site of injury in periphery?

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What is their function?

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  • Prostaglandins
  • Substance P

Stimulate nonciceptive afferents in periphery

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Via what type of fibres will nerve impulses from teh periphery be carried to the spinal cord?

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  • A delta fibres
  • C fibres

They connect to dorsal root ganglion (spinal cord)

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What is the phsyiology of pain in the spinal cord?

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What is the first relay station for pain?

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Dorsal horn of spinal cord

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Via which spinal tract will the second nerve travel in to convey nerve impulse to the brain?

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Spinothalamic tract (opposite side of spinal cord from where the peripheral nerve entered)

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What is the phsyiology of pain in the brain?

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Whta is the 2nd relay station of the pain pathway?

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Thalamus

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Which parts of the brain does the thalamus directly connect with?

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  • Cortex
  • Limbic system
  • Brainstem
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Which part of the brain does pain perception occur in?

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Cortex

reason for patiernts being able to describe pain very accurately

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How is pain modulated in the brain?

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What is the Gate theory of pain?

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Theory of pain modulation

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What are examples of neuropathic pain?

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  • Crush injury (nerve trauma)
  • Peripheral neuropathy (diabetic pain)
  • Dysfunction (Fibromyalgia, Chronic tension headaches)
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What are some pathological mechanisms which can cause pain?

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  • Increased receptor numbers
  • Abnormal sensation of nerves (exagerated): peripheral and central
  • Chemical changes in the dorsal horn
  • Loss of normal inhibitory moduclation
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What are the classes of pharamacological medications used to terat pain?

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  • Simple analgesics
  • Opioids : weak and strong
  • Other
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Give examples of simple anagesics used for pain management

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  • Paracetamol (acteaminophen)
  • Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammitory dugs (Diclofenac, Ibuprofen)
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Give examples of weak and strong opioids used for pain management

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  • Weak: Codeine, Dihydrocodeine, Tramadol
  • Strong: Mophine, Oxycodone, Fentanyl

Both have potential for addiction

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What are some other classes of drugs used for pain management?

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What are the treatments available for managing peripheral pain?
1. **Non-drug**: Rest, Ice, elevation 2. **NSAIDS**: (reduce inflammitory factors which stimlate nonciceptive afferents e.g prostaglandins in periphery) 3. **Local anaesthetic**: (reduce nonciceptive afferent triggering)
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What are the treatments available for managing spinal cord pain?
1. **Non-drug treatment**: Acupuncture, massage TENS 2. **Local anesthetics**: (Epidural, nerve blockade) 3. **Opioids**: (epidural, intrathecal) 4. **Ketamine**: (NMDA receptor anatagonist, modulates pain signal in decending pathway)
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What are the treatments available for managing pain in the brain?
1. **Non-drug treatment**: psychological 2. **Drug treatment**: paracetamol, opioids, amitriptyline, clonidine
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Paracetamol Advantages and disadvantages
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NSAIDs Advantages and Disadvanatges
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Codeine Advantages and disadvantages
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Tramidol Advantages and disadvanatges
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Morphine Advantages and disadvanatges
Advanatages * Cheap, generally safe * Oral, IV, IM, SC, Intratgecally * Effective if given regularly * Good for: - Mod-severe nonciceptive pain (e.g. post op) - Cancer pain Not advised for neuropathic pain Disadvanatges * constipation * Respiratory depression in high dose * Addiction and avoidance due to fear of addiction * Controlled drug Oral dose needs to be increased if changing from IV/IM/S/C routes as third pass metabolism reduces amount of morphine available
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Amitriptyline Advantages and disadvanatges
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Anticonvulsant drugs Advantages and disadvantages
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What msut be concidered when thinking about route of administartion of pain treatment?
* Patient nil by mouth (NBM)? * If IM or S/C: concider how many injection required a day (S/C cannula more tolerable?) * Oral route preffered where possible
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What are the delivery routes for pain treatment for local anaesthetics?
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How is pain assessed in a clinical setting
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What pain score is used for confused patients?
Abbey Pain Scale
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What are available treatment options for pain management?
* Non- drug treatment Physical: Rest, Ice, Elevation, Surgery, Acupuncture, massage, Physiotherapy Psychological: Explanation, Reassurance, Councelling * Drug treatment: Acute pain: WHO pain ladder Neuropathic pain: alternative analgesics and/or psychological and non-drug treatments (not responsive to WHO pain ladder)
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What are the steps in the WHO pain ladder for acute pain?
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What pain medication should be administered to patient with mild-moderate pain according to WHO pain ladder?
**Non-opioids**: * Aspirin * NSAIDs * Paracetamol | Rung 1
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What pain medication should be administered to patient with moderate-severe pain according to WHO pain ladder?
**Mild opioids**: * e.g. Codeine * +/- non-opioid | Rung 1 and 2
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What pain medication should be administered to patient with severe pain according to WHO pain ladder?
**Strong opioids:** * E.g. Morphine * +/- non-opioid | Rung 1 and 3 (miss out mild opioids) ## Footnote Okay to start at top of ladder for severe/unbearable pain
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How does pain management continue accoridng to WHO pain ladder as pain starts to resolve?
Move: * From top -> middle (continue bottom rung drugs at all times) * Lastly stop NSAIDs 1st -> Paracetamol 2nd ( dueto more adverse effects of NSAIDs) ## Footnote Clear instructions given regarding reduction of all opioids
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What is the RAT approach to pain management?
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What does the R stand for in RAT assessment? What are you looking for?
**Recognise** * Ask if pt has pain * Look (frowning?Moving easily? Sweating?) * Do helathcare staff/ patinet's family recognise pain in the patient
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What does the A stand for in RAT assessment? What are you looking for?
**Assessment** 1. ***Severity:*** - Pain score at rest/with movement - Pain affecting patient (can they move/cough/work?) 2. ***Type:*** (Nonceptive/neuropathic?) Pain history (SOCARTES) 3. ***Other Factors:*** - Physical factors (otehr illness) - Psychological and social factors: anger, anxiety, depression, lack of social support, previous drug use/addictive personality
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What are features of neuropathic pain | RAT- Assessment
* Burning/shooting pain * Phantom limb pain * Other: pins and needles, numbness
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What does the T stand for in RAT assessment? What are you looking for?
***Treatment *** 1. **Non-drug** - RIE (rest, ice, elevation of injuries) - Nursing care - Surgery, acupuncture, massage, TENS etc. - Psychological: explanation, rreassurance, input from socail owrker/pastor 2. **Drug** - Nocicpetive (WHO pain ladder) - Neuropathic pain: Other non-drug treatments Amitriptalyne, gabapentin, duloxetine
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Following a RAT assessment, what should be your next steps?
**Reasses patient**: * Is treatment working? * Other treatments needed?

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