attention when they experience chest pain. Many patients assume the chest pain is from indigestion or acid peptic symptoms. These patients waste time with antacids. Chest pain may be accompanied with vomiting‚ sweating and breathlessness. It is known that 15-20% of heart attacks can be painless especially in diabetics and elderly. Severe chest pain can be caused by several other issues and it needs to be ruled out to receive proper treatment. Five known causes for chest pain are pericarditis‚ aortic
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Pain is a universal part of human experience and is defined as an emotional and sensory experience resulting from actual or potential damage (Merskey and Bogduk 1994). Pain that is experienced by any individual for a period of six months or more‚ disabling‚ thereby interfering with physical function is known as chronic pain. According to research‚ nurses are better able to relate with a chronic pain sufferer if they themselves suffer from chronic pain or has in time past being a victim to this “evil”
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to manage pain and discomfort Pain is basically whatever the person is suffering it feels it to be. Pain is not always physical it can be social emotional or spiritual. Therefore we should have a holistic approach‚ this means looking at the person as a whole and considering all their needs. There are four types of approaches to pain which are known to be effective these are drugs‚ physical methods‚ self-help methods and alternative therapies. Before using any equipment to alleviate pain we must
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What is sciatica? It is the pain which affects the hip‚ back‚ leg and is produced by a pinched nerve root present in the lower back. This extremely painful condition may also be caused by deterioration of a bone. There are numerous reasons which can trigger sciatica which is no doubt quite traumatic and hurting. Some of the other common causes for sciatica are Spinal stenosis‚ Degenerative disc disease‚ not exercising regularly‚ Spondylolisthesis and sleeping on soft mattress. The symptoms which
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In the epic‚ pain precedes greatness. The gods often time cause the pain of the great ones in the epic‚ allowing them to overcome their struggles and therefore become great. When talking about Demodokos‚ Homer wrote‚ “ By [the Muse’s] gift [Demodokos] knew the good of life‚ and evil--- for she who lent him sweetness made him blind” (127). Although the Muse takes away Demodokos’s eyesight‚ she shows him “ the good of life” and makes him an amazing minstrel. In this passage‚ there is a direct relationship
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Evolution of the Self - Why We Hide Emotional Pain Instead of talking to someone about their problems‚ people tend to become unusually quiet or shut down. And what they don’t know is that their silence actually speaks many words. Normally‚ the main reason on why people don’t reach out is because they are afraid that they are going to get hurt again and feel even worse. Many reasons on why emotional pain may be caused include being insulted‚ feeling guilty or shameful‚ not being cared about‚ not
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even though the opponents state‚ there are alternatives used in multiple laboratories‚ it is important to know whether these are successful. The second question states‚ does the equal amount of physical pain inflicted on animals similar to humans? I ask this question because animals sense physical pain as humans do‚ therefore‚ there must have been a research done to answer this question. Creating different alternatives began in the 1970s through 1980s‚ which resulted to control animal experimentation
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Pain Killers COM 220 2/21/10 Even though people do not believe they are addicted‚ painkillers are addicting because painkillers that are being misused are deadly and they are a hard habit to break. Many people are using and abusing painkillers which are prescription drugs and some may say that they are not and will not admit it. The effects of prescription abuse are painfully obvious and needed at the same time. Having a habit can lead to painkillers being addicted
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Which is more necessary in life to become successful; education or experience? “Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.” This quote by Carroll Bryant‚ clarifies the difference between growing up and growing old. Growing old is aging; aging is a natural process that everyone has to go through. However‚ growing up is when people change by going through different experiences. In order for people to become truly successful in life they must gain experience because education is so limited
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also an element of risk in these sports which requires the athlete’s to train with discipline and respect for the rules. All sports do require training‚ therefore there are no sports without some risk or danger. For example‚ golf or jogging can cause pain and injury. Banning dangerous sports limits the freedom of choosing from a wide range of sports that people should feel free to participate in. Safety of the athletes and non-participants is important but‚ there also should be limits to the power
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