you fully understand this information‚ so please read this document thoroughly. The Procedure: Thoracentesis is performed to facilitate the diagnoses of various conditions associated with fluid accumulation in the space between the lung and the chest wall (pleural space). In the procedure‚ a needle is inserted between the ribs so that fluid can be removed from the pleural space. The fluid is analyzed for cells and chemicals. A local anesthetic is used to minimize your discomfort. This procedure
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Aim I am going to compare and contrast 3 pain assessment tools‚ which would be appropriate for use in our clinical area‚ using current literature‚ benchmarks and practice guidelines. If pain is what the person tell he is (McCaffery M‚ Pasero‚ 1999) therefore pain assessment tools should be based on the patient’s own perception of their pain and its severity. But sometimes it ’s difficult to express the pain that we feel into words. Pain assessment tools have two main categories: multi-dimensional
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Dr. Dvorak Philosophy of Religion November 5‚ 2004 Pain and Suffering: A Biblical Perspective There are fundamental flaws with regards to pain and suffering and how religion attempts to defines its inception. The Quran states that "True‚ there is Pain and suffering at the terminal end of an illness‚ but we believe there is reward from God for those who patiently persevere in suffering" (39:10 and 31:17‚ par. 2). On two occasions‚ according to the Gospels‚ Jesus had the opportunity to explain
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is a term used to describe the interconnected maze of nerves that carry the painful stimulus to all the different areas of the brain such as the central cortex‚ thalamus and limbic system that are involved in perceiving‚ reacting to and regulating pain. (Keefe‚ Abernethy & Campbell 2005‚ Melzack 2005‚ 2001‚ 1999‚ Moseley 2003) Essentially three different areas of information feed into the neuromatrix. 1. Sensory information from our physical body (skin‚ muscle‚ organs etc). 2. Cognitive
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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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Neck pain Neck pain can be caused by many conditions. Here I mainly talk about nonspecific neck pain. Nonspecific neck pain is the most common type of neck pain. Acute neck pain is a sudden-onset pain in the neck. It is often due to neck muscle strains‚ muscle spasm or tendon or ligament sprain. This can be caused by poor posture‚ sleep in an awkward position‚ carrying heavy loads‚ stay in one position for a prolonged period of time for example‚ working on desk‚ or driving for long period of time
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Joint pain is extremely regular however is not surely knew. Really‚ "joint pain" is not a solitary malady; it is a casual method for alluding to joint torment or joint illness. There are more than 100 distinct sorts of joint pain and related conditions. Individuals of any age‚ genders and races can and do have joint pain‚ and it is the main source of handicap in America. More than 50 million grown-ups and 300‚000 youngsters have some sort of joint pain. It is most regular among ladies and happens
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direct effects of the malignant tumors as well as the side effects of the aggressive treatments. The most common complaint among cancer patients is severe‚ chronic pain that affects their activities of daily life. Traditional pain relieving measures include opioid analgesics. While these drugs significantly reduce cancer-related pain‚ they are not without serious adverse effects. The effects of these medications are so daunting that patients often look
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woke up on my bed with my brother’s trying to comfort me. I felt the throbbing pain radiating around my head. It felt painful to even blinking because I was hit near my temporal bone.I was rushed to the hospital and given medications to subside the pain. Therefore‚ I only felt the pain for less than two hours. However‚ when I was released from the hospital I still felt a continual pain for about a week. Therefore‚ the pain lasted about a week in total. When I regain consciousness after getting hit‚
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The pain the amputees are complaining about is called phantom limb pain. This pain usually occurs right after an amputation of either an arm‚ leg‚ or a different body part (Flor‚ 2002). Some professionals believe that phantom pain is developed due to the disruption of the nerve activity. These nerves discharge at the place where they were severed during amputation; therefore‚ causing the amputee to feel the pain (King‚ 2006). Other theories believe that phantom pain is all made up in the head. The
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