Most likely diagnosis considering the clinical picture Localised chest pain over the sternum is a common symptom and can be an indicator of a large assembly of conditions. Commonly seen in cardiac diseases including angina pectoris‚ myocardial infarction and pericarditis (Patient.info‚ 2017). As well as in disorders of the gastroesophageal‚ psychiatric and pulmonary diseases; pneumothorax‚ gastro-oesophageal reflux disease‚ pleurisy‚ panic attack and pulmonary embolism (Kaski‚ 2016; Eslick‚ Jones
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This feeling‚ referred to as "phantom pain" or "stump hallucination"‚ is a frustrating sensation to an amputee. For some amputees‚ these phantom sensations may be no more than painless distractions of pressure‚ warmth‚ and cold that do not interfere with their everyday lives. Some patients have even reported having phantom pleasures; an "orgasmic" feeling in a missing limb. For the majority of amputees‚ about 50% to 80% (Sherman)‚ they experience phantom pains that vary in classification from cramping
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Pain of losing someone According to Wikipedia‚ Pain is "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage‚ or described in terms of such damage." Pain to me has no definition because it is like my world is coming to an end and I do not know how to stop it. There are different types of pain‚ e.g. body pain‚ menstrual pain‚ chronic pain‚ and pain of losing someone. Losing someone very close is an extremely painful experience. People find it very tough
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Study #2 - Vague complaints of pain in the Emergency Department Susan M. Hewitt RN‚ CEN The Robert B. Miller College BSRN-340-Pharmacology for Nursing Care Instructor: Mr. James Middleton February 26th‚ 2009 Case Study #2 – Vague complaints of pain in the Emergency Department Many people that come to the emergency department who complain of pain are usually vague about their symptoms. Other people over-react and could win an Oscar nomination for their pain presentation. People who
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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome is a term used to describe pain in the front of the knee around the patella. It is a condition in which the cartilage under the patella is damaged due to an injury or a chronic stress. Patellofemoral pain syndrome is also known as runner’s knee‚ jumper’s knee‚ and can also be referred to as‚ anterior knee pain syndrome. Patellofemoral pain syndrome is more commonly found in the female sex‚ and in young adult athletes. However‚ studies have shown that patellofemoral pain syndrome
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between pain sensation and the social influence of previous ratings of
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down. Our back twist‚ turn‚ bends and curves‚ because of this there is potential for injury and harm to the spinal cord at every point. These injuries can last for a week‚ or month or even longer. The pain which lasted for more than a year becomes chronic. Chronic back pain is the worst kind of back pain a person can have‚ as it goes on for months after months or in worst case can last even for the lifetime. Chronic back conditions
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Au Bon Pain opened its first up-scale fast food café in 1977. Since that time‚ Au Bon Pain has grown at a successful pace within the quick food service industry. It presently has 230 company-owned and franchised restaurants in the US and Asia. Back in 1986‚ the management of the company recognized that they were not performing as effectively and efficiently as they planned with over 11 years of operating experience. Furthermore‚ Ron Shaich‚ Au Bon Pain’s co-founder‚ felt the company was in the
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to prevent a lack of improvement I was in my driveway practicing my shots. Somehow‚ I ended up dislocating my kneecap. It was excruciatingly painful however‚ with a trip to the hospital‚ countless hours of physical therapy and loads of prescription pain pills; I returned the next season. Years later‚ I made the freshman basketball team and was thrilled; by that time I had decided I wanted to play all through high school‚ college‚ and possibly beyond that. I knew basketball would provide a majority
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Pain: A Concept Analysis Pain is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon that is subjective and unique to each individual. Pain is difficult to describe and often hard to measure; however‚ most healthcare professionals agree that pain is whatever the patient describes it to be. Pain is one of the most frequently used nursing diagnosis and is the most common problem for which patients in the clinical setting seek help (Cheng‚ Foster‚ & Huang‚ 2003). Unrelieved pain can have a profound impact on
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