PTAP 1210 EXAM 1 Review Question and answers rated A+ 2025/2026
What are levels of - Alert
alertness?- Lethargic
Obtunded
Stupor
Coma
2. Alert awake and attentive to normal levels of stimulation
3. Lethargic appears drowsy and may fall asleep if not stimulated
4. Obtunded diflcult to arouse and frequently confused
5. Stupor patient response to only strong noxious stimuli; if aroused unable to interact
6. Coma not aroused by any type of stimuli-may not see reflex motor response
7. Levels of Orienta- - Person
tion -Place
-Time
-Situation
8. Assessing Pain - Location (point to location)
-Type of Pain (sharp, dull, aching, throbbing, burning, radiating)
-Numeric Scale (1-10; Mild, Moderate, Severe)
-Function ( What is it you can not do because of the pain?)
9. Types of Pain - Referred Pain
-Nociceptive Pain
-Radiculopathy
-Neuropathic
10. Referred Pain Pain arising from deep body structures but felt at another, distant site
11. Nociceptive Pain
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pain that results from tissue damage
superficial or deep
12.Radiculopathy/ radiating pain
Radiculitis sign that a nerve or nerve toot along the spinal column is
under pressure
13. Neuropath- - abnormal function of the nervous system due to injury or disease (ex:
ic/Neuralgia sciatica)
14. Pain Scales - Numeric Pain Rating Scale
-Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
-McGill Pain Questionnaire
-Pain Drawing
15. Numeric -10cm line with numbers 0-10
Pain Rating -patient circles number corresponding to pain level
Scale (NPRS)
16. Visual Analog -10cm line that holds a descriptive anchor at its start and end
Scale
17. Pain Drawing Making marking on diagram where pain can be felt at
18. McGill Pain Ques- - The MPQ assesses three separate components of the pain experience:
the
tionnaire sensory intensity, the emotional impact and the cognitive evaluation of pain
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What are levels of - Alert
alertness?- Lethargic
Obtunded
Stupor
Coma
2. Alert awake and attentive to normal levels of stimulation
3. Lethargic appears drowsy and may fall asleep if not stimulated
4. Obtunded diflcult to arouse and frequently confused
5. Stupor patient response to only strong noxious stimuli; if aroused unable to interact
6. Coma not aroused by any type of stimuli-may not see reflex motor response
7. Levels of Orienta- - Person
tion -Place
-Time
-Situation
8. Assessing Pain - Location (point to location)
-Type of Pain (sharp, dull, aching, throbbing, burning, radiating)
-Numeric Scale (1-10; Mild, Moderate, Severe)
-Function ( What is it you can not do because of the pain?)
9. Types of Pain - Referred Pain
-Nociceptive Pain
-Radiculopathy
-Neuropathic
10. Referred Pain Pain arising from deep body structures but felt at another, distant site
11. Nociceptive Pain
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pain that results from tissue damage
superficial or deep
12.Radiculopathy/ radiating pain
Radiculitis sign that a nerve or nerve toot along the spinal column is
under pressure
13. Neuropath- - abnormal function of the nervous system due to injury or disease (ex:
ic/Neuralgia sciatica)
14. Pain Scales - Numeric Pain Rating Scale
-Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
-McGill Pain Questionnaire
-Pain Drawing
15. Numeric -10cm line with numbers 0-10
Pain Rating -patient circles number corresponding to pain level
Scale (NPRS)
16. Visual Analog -10cm line that holds a descriptive anchor at its start and end
Scale
17. Pain Drawing Making marking on diagram where pain can be felt at
18. McGill Pain Ques- - The MPQ assesses three separate components of the pain experience:
the
tionnaire sensory intensity, the emotional impact and the cognitive evaluation of pain
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