MOD 5 - COURSE 4 - PT 1 -SCORE SHEETS

Question 1

Whats the use of pain scoring system

Answer 1

• objective
• justify decisions of pain relief

Question 2

hatt does a higher pain score mean

Answer 2

• higher pain state - used for humane endpoint, anaglesia , euthanasia

Question 3

what is needed for effective pain scoring - by handlers

Answer 3

• sensitive
  specific
• reproducible

Question 4

whats teh difference between a distress scoring sheet and a pain scoring sheet

Answer 4

• distress = more specific - include clinical signs - expected to occur with experiment
• modification of pain scoreing system - qyuantitative - determine corrective action
• designed for particular research project

Question 5

what are some general parameters of the distress scoring sheet

Answer 5

• appearance
• food adn water intake
• body weight
• natural and unprovoked behaviour i.e.nesting, restless, locomotion, interaction, vocalisation, self mutliation
• provoked behaviour -i.e. - respnse to handling, aggressiveness - humans and other aniamls

Question 6

what clinical signs are inluded on distress scoring sheets

Answer 6

• as they are porject specific - depends on outcome ecamples i.e.
• infectious disease - look for hypothermia, weight loss, lethargy
• oncology - tumour growth, ulceration
• IBd- diarrhoes
• asthma model - respiratory disease
• if unknown - PILOT STUDY

Question 7

EXAMPLE OF SCORING numerical data

Answer 7

body weight - up to 10% = sore 1 - mild effect
10-20% loss = score of 2 = moderate effect
- >20% = score 3 = severe

Question 8

how should distress scoring sheets carried out?

Answer 8

• ensure appropriate observation, consisten, documented
• scoree sheet = specific for species, strain procedures
• score sheet - list endpoints
• endpoint = updated relevant to found suffering
• culmulative rating - obtained - adding score - increase- deviation from normal = increase pain and distress
• actions then need to be taken