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Auburn NURS 3210 pharm test 3 questions withcomplete solutions
NSAIDS stand for Correct Answer-non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
analgesics are Correct Answer-medications that relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness
analgesics include Correct Answer-painkellers, opoids, and NSAIDS
pain is.... Correct Answer-an unpleasant sensory and emotinal experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage; it is *whatever the patient says it is*
pain threshold Correct Answer-1.level of stimulus needed to produce the perception of pain
2. a measure of the physiologic response of the nervous system
pain tolerance Correct Answer-1.the amount of pain a person can endure without it
interfering with normal function
2. varies from person to person
3. subjective response to pain, not a physiologic function
4. varies by attitude, environment, culture, and ethnicity
acute pain Correct Answer-1. sudden onset(minutes to hours)
2. usually subsides once treated
3 sharp, localized(usuall see tachycardia, sweating, pallor, increase in bp) example of acute pain Correct Answer-MI, appendicitis, dental procdures, kidney stones, surgical procdures
chronic pain Correct Answer-1. persistent or recurring
2. lasts 3-6 months
3. often difficult to treat
examples of chronic pain Correct Answer-arthritis, cancer, low back pain, peripheral neuropathy
somatic Correct Answer-skeletal muscles, ligaments, joints
visceral Correct Answer-organs, smooth muscle
superficial Correct Answer-skin, mucous membranes
deep Correct Answer-tissues
vascular Correct Answer-vascualr/peripheral vascular tissue(ie migraines)
referred Correct Answer-nerve pain felt in subcut tissues(gallbladder pain is usually felt in back)
neuropathic Correct Answer-pain resulting from damage to PNS or CNS fibers from disease or injury or even unexplained pain
phantom pain Correct Answer-occurs in the body part that has been removed
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