EXAM 4: PNR106 / PNR 106 (LATEST 2025 UPDATE)
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Acute pain .....ANSWER.....usually associated with a recent injury,
medical condition or surgical procedure
It is short duration (lasting only few hours to few days)
Injuries causing = burns, bone fracture, muscle strain
Anxiety or fear can increase the pain
Chronic pain .....ANSWER.....May continue for months or even
years
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Is caused by back problems and arthritis
nocioceptive pain .....ANSWER.....Caused by trauma, burnside
and surgery
Treated with NSAIDs
neuropathic pain .....ANSWER.....Associated with dysfunction of
the nervous system
Caused by diabetes, cancer, and HIV
Treated with NSAIDs, tricyclic antidepressants, anticonvulsants,
and corticosteroids
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Analgesics and opioids usually don't relieve this pain
reffered pain .....ANSWER.....Radiates to another part of the
body
Pain: assessment—"PQRST" .....ANSWER.....P- precipitating events
Q- quality of pin or discomfort
R- radiation of pain
S- severity of pain
T- timing
Degree of pain (terms to describe) .....ANSWER.....Mild
Moderate
Severe
Quality of pain (terms to describe) .....ANSWER.....Throbbing
stabbing
debilitating