Exam 1 Flashcards
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ACE (in terms of pain)
Assess: for pain and rating
Care: manage patient
Educate: addiction, don’t wait until pain is severe
When do you see side effects of a med
Peak
IASP definition of pain
An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage
McCaffery’s definition of pain
Whatever the pt says it is, whenever the pt says it is
JHACO standards (2)
All pts must be assessed for pain
All pts have the right to appropriate assessment and management of pain
Peak respiratory depression (IV, IM, SQ, epidural, transdermal)
IV: 15 min
IM: 30
SQ: 90
epidural: 6-12 hrs
transdermal: 12-18 hrs
Joint commission accredits pain specific components such as (4)
location
onset
alleviating factors
aggravating factors
Adaptation response
pt has pain but doesn’t show parasympathetic symptoms; withdrawal from social interactions & depression seen
Nociceptive pain and 4 steps
Normal
transduction (pain converted to electrical impulse in horns)
transmission (neurotransmitters regulate pain perception and go to cortex)
perception (we understand the pain)
modulation (modulate the pain)
endorphins
body’s natural morphine system, delays transmission of pain (also from placebo)
neuropathic pain
nerve injury usually peripheral
ex. diabetic neuropathy or phantom pain
Pain STIMULATING chemicals (5) and what do they do
histamine
bradykinin
acetylcholine
potassium
prostaglandins
they stimulate the inflammatory process
Pain CONTROLLING chemicals (3) and what they do
enkephalins
endorphins
serotonin
They modulate the pain
Biologic pain
Internal
Chemical pain
Caused by internal chemical, such as ulcers
Physical pain
caused by outside stimuli, like a tight cast
chronic intermittent pain
comes and goes like migraines
cancer related pain
from disease progression and treatment options
superficial pain
cutaneous, like a cut
Deep somatic pain
bone, muscle, blood vessels, connective tissue
visceral pain
pain from internal organs
localized pain
confined to site of origin
referred pain
pain that is felt somewhere else (like arm pain from an MI)
Intractable pain
high resistance to pain relief (nothing works)