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Managing a patient with pain

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show Persistent or recurrent pain lasting 3-6 months that is often more difficult to treat because changes occur in the nervous system. (Book answer is pain lasting 6 months and over)  
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show Sudden pain that usually subsides when treated. One example of acute pain is post operative pain (Book answer is pain lasting less than 6 months)  
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Define Referred Pain   show
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show A theory that suggests that pain impulses are regulated and even blocked by gating mechanisms located along the central nervous system (CNS)  
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show Injurious to physical health.  
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show Chronic pain.  
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What are potent polypeptides composed of many amino acids found in the pituitary gland and other areas of the CNS.   show
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What activates endorphines?   show
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Define the pain threshold   show
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show The amount of pain a patient can endure without its interfering with normal function, which is called the physiologic element of pain.  
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What type of pain generally provides a warning of actual or potential tissue damage.   show
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show Acute pain  
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show False. Chronic pain can also be intermittant (come and go)  
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Define breakthrough pain   show
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Define central pain   show
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Define somatic pain   show
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show Site, Severity, Duration, Location  
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List three physiological signs of pain   show
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List three behavioral signs of pain   show
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What information should be gathered regarding pain medication?   show
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List three psychological pain management techniques   show
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What are 3 techniques of pain control?   show
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What is the name of the pain scale that utilizes faces and who is it generally used for?   show
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