The concept of pain and emotion is an idea that has been apart of every human’s life since the beginning of time. Pain has affected all people at one point in their life‚ however‚ what kind of pain is what makes each situation unique to an individual. The idea of being denied the right to feel safe and welcomed by the people around you is a heart breaking and depressing thought that Hester experienced in “The Scarlet Letter”‚ when she is punished for finding another lover‚ while still being married
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Henry Miller Professor Musgrave English 1302-8012 29 January 2012 The Perks of America’s Greatest Pastime Baseball is known as America’s greatest pastime‚ but that does not mean that the sport is dying out. The sport of baseball teaches us much more than just the rules of a game; the game teaches lessons of life. If it weren’t for baseball‚ I wouldn’t be nearly as prepared for adversity as I am today. Life lessons have been deeply embedded in this sport for decades‚ and fortunately‚ I have had
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Chronic Shoulder Pain and Its Relationship to Disability in Paraplegic Veterans Objectives: The purpose of this study is to look at the relationship between chronic shoulder pain and its effects on upper extremity disability and function in VA patients with paraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI)‚ utilizing demographic‚ anthropomorphic‚ injury-related‚ medication and FIM™ instrument data. Design: A retrospective chart review of data collected during veteran SCI patient’s annual examinations. Setting:
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The book “The Greatest Generation”‚ by Tom Brokaw‚ is about the men and women who were born in the 1920’s and how they are what he deems to be the greatest generation thus far. He believes this generation is so tremendous because of the fact they did not demand respect for what they did and went through. Though may sacrificed as much as their lives‚ they do not think higher of themselves. Even through all their struggling they managed to have enough strength leave everything behind and fight for
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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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Subjective: Pt states “my pain is still at 8/10‚ is my medication working?” Objective: 1. DX-UTI & possible urosepsis‚ Hip Fracture and fall during not a candidate for surgery‚ CHF 2.Buck’s traction applied 3. Assessment: Limited mobility‚ SOB‚ confusion‚ does not want to get out of bed due to pain & fear of falling‚ 4. Meds: Hydrocodone 7.5 mg/acetaminophen 325mg 1 to 2 tab PO‚ PRN for pain Tylenol 650 mg 2 PO‚ PRN for pain |
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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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Establishing Acute Pain Service Many hospitals have employed an acute pain service for nearly a decade‚ but for many hospitals in the United States this still is a new idea. What we’re seeing is a new modality in treatment and the way we approach it. An acute pain service (APS) primarily manages pain after traumatic injury or surgery. The basic aspects of an APS include standardization of analgesic techniques‚ increased pain monitoring and assessment‚ and the ability to respond to inadequate or
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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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