Tanner Bailey Pain Management Shadow Health
Focused Exam Latest Update Questions with
Excellent Scores Graded A
-Dermatome -
Patient has a sacral issue where does the pain radiate? - Answer Back of the legs
Groin
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A patient has lumbar pain where does it radiate to? - Answer Down the legs
-Dermatomes-
A patient has a cervical spine issue where does the pain radiate to? - Answer Neck ; Top of check ;
Top of arm ; fingers
-Dermatomes-
A patient has a thoracic spinal issue where does the pain radiate too? - Answer Abdomen ; chest ;
inner arm
Acute pain does pain heal overtime? - Answer Yes ; fades away usually
Acute pain would you see the vital signs elevated? - Answer Yes
Bruxism - Answer Grinding of the teeth
(effect sleep)
Can you give only controlled medication to control pain? - Answer No you can give more
Common referred pain with an MI? - Answer Arm
Cutaneous pain - Answer superficial pain usually involving the skin or subcutaneous tissue
Define Autonomic pain? - Answer Not feeling good when in pain
Define Bruxism - Answer Grinding of the teeth
, Define endorphins - Answer Chemical substances in the nervous system that reduce the
perception of pain.
Brain has a sudden response to pleasant thoughts or feelings .
* BRUST OF FEELING GOOD! *
Diabetic neuropathy is this chronic or acute? - Answer Chronic
Do you need a physician order for comfort measures?
Medications ? (2) - Answer NO !
YES ( 2 )
does Neuropathic pain have a direct stimulus ? - Answer No
example of neuropathic pain - Answer diabetic neuropathy
Fentanyl what is it? - Answer Opioid Analgesic
-Leading cause of death
For acute pain What medication might we give to relieve pain ? - Answer NSAID!
*Ibuprofen (ADVIL)
*Asprin
GABA when do we give it? - Answer Neuropathic pain
gate-control theory - Answer theory that explains how the nervous system blocks or allows pain
signals to pass to the brain
(Rub foot if you hit your hand you close that gate for the neuron of pain to get to the brain)
Give an example of an Antidepressant - Answer duloxetine (Cymbalta)
How many hours is normal sleep? - Answer 7-9 hours
If a patient is tensing up when touching a sensitive sight what is this called? - Answer Guarding
If a patient states they are an 8 out of 0-10 scale of pain what is the patient? - Answer An 8 !
Focused Exam Latest Update Questions with
Excellent Scores Graded A
-Dermatome -
Patient has a sacral issue where does the pain radiate? - Answer Back of the legs
Groin
-Dermatomes-
A patient has lumbar pain where does it radiate to? - Answer Down the legs
-Dermatomes-
A patient has a cervical spine issue where does the pain radiate to? - Answer Neck ; Top of check ;
Top of arm ; fingers
-Dermatomes-
A patient has a thoracic spinal issue where does the pain radiate too? - Answer Abdomen ; chest ;
inner arm
Acute pain does pain heal overtime? - Answer Yes ; fades away usually
Acute pain would you see the vital signs elevated? - Answer Yes
Bruxism - Answer Grinding of the teeth
(effect sleep)
Can you give only controlled medication to control pain? - Answer No you can give more
Common referred pain with an MI? - Answer Arm
Cutaneous pain - Answer superficial pain usually involving the skin or subcutaneous tissue
Define Autonomic pain? - Answer Not feeling good when in pain
Define Bruxism - Answer Grinding of the teeth
, Define endorphins - Answer Chemical substances in the nervous system that reduce the
perception of pain.
Brain has a sudden response to pleasant thoughts or feelings .
* BRUST OF FEELING GOOD! *
Diabetic neuropathy is this chronic or acute? - Answer Chronic
Do you need a physician order for comfort measures?
Medications ? (2) - Answer NO !
YES ( 2 )
does Neuropathic pain have a direct stimulus ? - Answer No
example of neuropathic pain - Answer diabetic neuropathy
Fentanyl what is it? - Answer Opioid Analgesic
-Leading cause of death
For acute pain What medication might we give to relieve pain ? - Answer NSAID!
*Ibuprofen (ADVIL)
*Asprin
GABA when do we give it? - Answer Neuropathic pain
gate-control theory - Answer theory that explains how the nervous system blocks or allows pain
signals to pass to the brain
(Rub foot if you hit your hand you close that gate for the neuron of pain to get to the brain)
Give an example of an Antidepressant - Answer duloxetine (Cymbalta)
How many hours is normal sleep? - Answer 7-9 hours
If a patient is tensing up when touching a sensitive sight what is this called? - Answer Guarding
If a patient states they are an 8 out of 0-10 scale of pain what is the patient? - Answer An 8 !
