Name: Course: Instructor: Date: CASE STUDY ON CHRONIC ILLNESSES Case study 1. The middle aged female nurse is a mother of two. She lives with her partner and has a possibly busy work life. Her work entails walking and standing a lot. Rheumatic arthritis makes it extremely painful to walk around and hold stuff. Rheumatic Arthritis causes her a lot of pain as she works. At home‚ pain is from bonding sessions with her family‚ personal grooming and doing house chores. (Peter‚ J 2006) Her behavior
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Perioperative 5. Benzodiazepines ( Lorazepam/ Ativan) Classification: anesthetic adjuncts‚ antianxiety agents‚ sedative hypnotics Perioperative use: Decreases preoperative anxiety and provides amnesia. Adverse reactions: APNEA‚ CARDIAC ARREST‚ bradycardia‚ hypotension. Contraindications: Severe hypotension; Sleep apnea; OB‚ Lactation: Use in pregnancy and lactation may cause CNS depression. Do not use for pt. with seizure disorders. Interactions: Additive CNS depression with other CNS depressants
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heard the phrase "no pain‚ no gain." Well‚ what does it really mean? To some men‚ it means that if you don’t suffer‚ then you’re not going to get anything or get anywhere. Well‚ this is partly true. My own interpretation is this: The Pain If you are the type of guy who stuff’s his feelings and pain of any kind‚ emotional or otherwise‚ then you are a "pain-avoider" and the "no pain‚ no gain" approach doesn’t really work for you. You’re saying might be "No pain‚ No pain‚ No pain." But unfortunately
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hospital pain-management clinic specialising in back pain A viability study for the proposed hiring of a trained acupuncture practitioner Prepared for: Pain management clinic specialling in back pain Prepared by: Iain McKay Toowoomba 27 SEPTEMBER 2013 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to make argument both for and against acupuncture when treating back pain. Acupuncture is a form of Chinese medicine. Acupuncture involves inserting needles into acupuncture point on the
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Pain and Tool Development Pain is defined as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage” (International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)‚ 1986). However twentieth century theories support the rationale that “Pain is a multidimensional phenomenon and includes the patient’s emotions‚ behaviours and functionality both physically and mentally in response to the pain” (Osborn et al‚ 2009 Pg.335). The
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woke up on my bed with my brother’s trying to comfort me. I felt the throbbing pain radiating around my head. It felt painful to even blinking because I was hit near my temporal bone.I was rushed to the hospital and given medications to subside the pain. Therefore‚ I only felt the pain for less than two hours. However‚ when I was released from the hospital I still felt a continual pain for about a week. Therefore‚ the pain lasted about a week in total. When I regain consciousness after getting hit‚
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Patient Desire Desires 0 pain‚ will accept 1-2 on 0-10 pain scale. Has incision pain of 2-3 between drsg changes‚ which is controlled by two Percocet‚ has a 6 during changes. Scenario K.C. 43 y.o. female 280 lb‚ I&D of renal abscess 2nd post op day. Being d/c’d home where daughter will do drsg changes. What is Pain? According to (Lewis‚ 2011) The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or
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and pain perception in humans: A review. University of Vermont The direct experience of pain is often defined via the conscious‚ as the degree to which we feel pain is based purely on psychological perception. There is‚ however‚ a physical component to pain‚ as pain perception relies on a stimulus and the transmission of the signal this stimulus produces. Inclusively‚ the transmission of signals following stimuli and the resulting sensory activity is known as nociception (FURST‚ 1999). Pain perception
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most of the people who had my same surgery experienced a mild degree of pain and burning sensation‚ and some did not at all‚ instead my experience was really hurting. I think that this has to do with the theory of gate control as the theory integrates psychology into the traditional biomedical model of pain. Indeed‚ I can recognize some other components than the biological ones that play a major role in my excruciating pain. After coming home from the outpatient procedure‚ I had to stay in my
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Living with chronic illness Being diagnosed with a chronic illness is difficult‚ and almost certainly means some major changes in your life. You can adjust to living with a chronic illness by getting good info‚ and talking to people - doctors‚ counsellors‚ or other people living with the illness. This could be for you if... you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with a chronic illness you’re struggling to adjust to living with a chronic illness ou want tactics to help you live with
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