INTRODUCTION Pain is a significant adaptive mechanism. International Association for the Study of Pain‚ cited in Hazelgrove and Price (2000‚ pp. 27)‚ defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage‚ or described in terms of such damage”‚ however it is worth to notice‚ that pain is a very complex phenomenon and it is therefore difficult to define or identify pain interchangeably. Hazelgrove and Price (2000) classify pain into two types
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Pain is a subjective experience and unpleasant sensation that associated with tissue impairment (Ogino et al.‚ 2007). Post-operative pain is a commonly actual post-operative complication of most general surgeries (Abdalrahim et al.‚ 2011). Therefore‚ Evelyn is likely to have pain due to the surgical tissue trauma and the replacement of the knee joint. Post-operative pain is a major concern during the recovery of patients because pain is a distressing symptom‚ poorly controlled pain may contribute
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Nursing Diagnosis 1. Acute pain R/T: inflammation and obstruction of the gallbladder AEB: patient verbalizes abdominal pain of 7/10‚ grimaces‚ rubs his stomach‚ BP 158/79‚ T990F 2. Deficient knowledge R/T: lack of knowledge about the importance of incentive spirometer AEB: patient says that he does not know how to use and needs to know more about its importance. 3. Risk for deficient fluid volume R/T: restricted intake 4. Risk for imbalanced nutrition less than body requirement R/T: impaired
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described. DIAGNOSIS: - Pain in left foot 12/16/15 Progress Report documented that the patient has left foot pain‚ which is described as stabbing‚ aching pain‚ which shoots up the leg with excessive walking and standing. The patient benefited greatly from a sympathetic nerve block. She was able walk and sensitivity of the foot was restored. The pain is rated 3/10-scale level with medications. There are no side effects‚ no aberrant behavior to the meds. The med provide good pain relief. She is currently
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Title: Lemongrass: Menstrual Pain Reliever B. Introduction * I. Background of the Study: According to some researchers‚ dysmenorrhea is the medical term for pain with menstruation. There are two types of dysmenorrhea: “primary” and “secondary”. Many of the women suffer this‚ causing them to refrain themselves in doing their usual activities. (acc.SOGC) To prevent the pain that this sickness cause‚ they intake what we call supplements. Though the fact that these pain relievers are very effective
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Woolverton Lyon Hough BMS 307 9 September 2017 Case Diagnosis Neck pain can have multiple causes. One potential cause of this female’s neck pain with a headache could be a suboccipital headache (Hauser). A suboccipital headache is tenderness in the four occipital muscles: rectus capitis posterior major‚ rectus capitis posterior minor‚ obliquus capitis inferior‚ and obliquus capitis superior. The main diagnostic test for neck pain is an X-ray. By getting an X-ray‚ the physician will have an image
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End of Life: Peace without Pain Jacqueline R. Reviel Loyola University New Orleans End of Life Peace without Pain Pain management during end of life care is crucial to the comfort and peace of the patient and their family. “With better pain control‚ dying patients live longer and better. Pain shortens life. Relief of pain extends life” (Zerwekh et al.‚ 2006‚ p.317). The nurse must educate about (a) disease pathology‚ (b) signs & symptoms‚ (c) interventions‚ (d) medications‚ (e) alternative
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I. Characters A. Major 1. Marty McFly Marty is a teenage boy who a girl could easily consider attractive‚ while himself not an outcast among teenage high school hangout‚ Marty is from a family that is portrayed as the most "uncool" family one can imagine. Marty can be aggravated very easily It is easy to challenge Marty to take part in the most ridiculous fight by calling him "chicken"‚ which he cannot stand and badly responds to right away. This weakness of his becomes well known and
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Pain Management in the Elderly Pain is a complex‚ subjective‚ and unpleasant sensation derived from sensory stimuli and modified by memory‚ expectations and emotions (Merck & Co.‚ Inc.‚ 1995). It is a multidimensional and universally experienced phenomenon‚ however‚ the reactions and sensitivity to pain varies widely among individuals‚ especially for the geriatric population (65 years and older). Pain is a common experience for many elderly individuals that has negative consequences on their
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choronic post surgical pain: Preoperative risk factors associated with high incidence of chronic post surgical pain: • Preoperative pain‚ not localized to previous nonsurgical site‚ is strongly related to chronic post surgical pain (Gerbershagen‚ 2010). • Intensity and duration of preoperative pain (Katz‚ 2009). • Younger female is more prone to having postsurgical pain (Richardson‚ 2007). • Excessive fear of surgery has identified as a predictor for postsurgical pain (Peters‚ 2007). • Chronic
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