Journal Article Critique HCA 220 Kayla Dye 3/3/2013 Wanda Carter This article explains what pains the elderly suffer from. Musculoskeletal pain in mentioned to be the most common. It mentions the causes being rheumatic pain‚ different types of arthritis‚ and non curable conditions such as tendonitis and bursitis. It states that pain management can either be treated with pharmaceuticals or non pharmaceuticals. Education of the patient of treatment is important in order to maintain good health
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Arthritis pain can be caused by many factors and affects everyone differently. The inflammation process causes redness and swelling in joints and around her‚ over time it begins to damage the joint and the joint tissues. This results in the arthritis pain that is caused by stress on your joints‚ which can begin to cause injury and pressure that can become unbearable. People have been known to become stressed or even depressed as a result of limited circulation and are not able to do activities that
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The Concept Analysis of Pain Jennifer N. Fain Chamberlain College of Nursing Nursing 501 May 2014 The Concept Analysis of Pain Pain is the most frequent nursing diagnosis and the most common problems for which patients in the clinical setting seek help (Mobily‚ Herr‚ & Kelley‚ 1993). Pain refers to an unpleasant‚ distressful and uncomfortable feeling. Several studies have showed that unrelieved pain can affect the quality of life of the individual‚ cause physical and
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Health management r/t lack of knowledge of chronic pain management aeb. patient relates consistent pain at a 5-9 on a scale of 0-10 ten being worst‚ statement of having “a lot of pain most of the time”‚ inability to relate pain management alternatives to medications that work “part of the time”‚ states that pain “gets in the way” of daily functioning two to three times a week on a regular basis CLIENT
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Jane Eyre - Penniless and in Pain Being an orphan and poor can make someone stronger. In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte‚ Jane is an orphan‚ penniless and in pain‚ but full of courage in spirit. Jane does not have a close relationship with her cousins because she is poor and is an orphan. She has very little right to express herself in front of her relatives because they take that right away from her. Jane makes her way through all obstacles by persevering. Jane Eyre does not get along with her cousins
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Pain Questions to ask: Where? When did it start? Quality? Quantity? Duration? Inciting event? Was it present on admission? What did they get for pain already? Did the pain improve with medication? Allergies to pain medications? If headache‚ chest or abdominal pain is present‚ refer to the respective sections for further questions. Rule out: Sudden acuity of worsening pain. Refer to the respective sections for headache‚ chest or abdominal pain. What to order: Depend on which area is hurting
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he heard cracking sound and felt pain and burning in his low back. He is status post anterior retroperitoneal exposure of the L5-S1 space with mobilization of the bilateral iliac vein and artery on 10/02/12. Per OMNI‚ he was declared MMI on 09/18/13. Based on the progress report dated 03/02/16‚ the patient reports increased pain for about a week. He rates the pain 5/10 with medications and 8/10 without. He is interested in some PT to help with the pain. The pain is in the low back and occasionally
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radiculopathy‚ lumbar region. As per OMNI notes‚ the patient is diagnosed with history of right L5-S1 tear‚ low back pain‚ right quadratus lumborum strain‚ and paresthesias. He underwent lumbar laminectomy at L5-S1‚ and L3-L4 and L4-L5 decompression of the nerve root on 2/24/2016. As per progress report dated 6/6/2016‚ the patient complains of lumbar pain. He states that the symptoms are mild. The pain is aggravated by extended walking. He returns after 3 months postoperative
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Chapter 8 The Condition of Neuropathic Pain Pathophysiology of neuropathic pain: Signaling pathways and their magnification – the role of neuronal Toll-like receptors Michael R. Due‚ Yohance M. Allete‚ and Fletcher A. White Introduction Neuropathic pain is a tremendous challenge to the healthcare system. It is thought that 7–8% of the population in the USA is affected by chronic pain and in 5% it may be severe. The personal and economic impacts of chronic pain are significant‚ as approximately half
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complaining of neck pain. HPI The patient tells me her symptoms started in early August. She had been away on vacation. She was sleeping on an air mattress. One night realized that the air mattress was not fully inflated‚ but slept anyway and she awoke the next morning‚ she was having some neck pain. She said initially she attributed just to sleeping wrong. She had pain for a couple of days. She took a few days worth of Advil and felt better. She said following that‚ the pain restarted without
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