Braces: A Pain In The Ass One out of three children or teenagers will have to live through their "rites of passage years" as a prisoner of their own orthodonist. Puberty is burdened enough by zit and acne battles‚ awkward growth spurts‚ and raging evil hormones. Braces add additional torture to this already hellish time to both parent and child. A life with braces is far more humilating‚ painful‚ and expensive than living with buck teeth‚ gaps‚ or a snarled tooth. Mental scars remain
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Pain reported by a patient is known as subjective data. Based on the person’s location of pain and type of pain can greatly affect the patients performance of daily activities‚ sleep patterns‚ and engaging in social activities (Treas‚ Wilkinson‚ 2014). In this scenario the 60-year-old African-American female with metastatic ovarian cancer is experiencing chronic pain. This pain would be defined as the patient experiencing visceral pain. Visceral pain activates deep internal pain receptors that are
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and with other loved ones in their final years. Now‚ add in a crippling chronic mind-altering pain that loved ones must face. It makes them cantankerous and melancholy‚ no current pain management techniques work. To smoke‚ or not to smoke? This is a question that many people in pain must ask themselves. With the fairly recent legalization and decriminalization of marijuana in many different states‚ a new alternative pain relief is in the hands of the many. With years of propaganda and fear tactics
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requires pain reassessment and documentation within 60 minutes of administering pain medication; but nursing adherence to this standard-of-practice is only 47% (Osterbrink‚ J.‚ 2014). Pain is defined by the patient and can be experienced and expressed in multiple ways. Pain reassessments are crucial in providing patient satisfaction with their medical care. Our PICO question asks‚ “Among hospitalized adults with pain‚ how do different pain reassessments versus lack of reassessments impact pain control
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To manage pain effectively‚ a nurse must assess‚ understand‚ and treat the patient’s pain and then reassess the pain on an ongoing basis. The Joint Commission emphasizes that every patient has a right to pain assessment and treatment. It means that a nurse must assess the nature and intensity of the pain and document the findings in a way that facilitates further assessment and follow-up. In that context‚ pain is indeed the fifth vital sign ("Pain Management‚" n.d.). The nurse will assess Lillian
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No pain no gain The concept of "no pain no gain" in the exercise and bodybuilding world has come under significant scrutiny in recent years. Some studies suggest that exercising muscle tissue to the point of pain or failure does not necessarily result in a gain in overall muscle mass. In fact‚ the damage caused by overworking or straining a muscle group can be greater than any perceived gain in mass or definition. A number of professional trainers now advise their clients to stop performing an
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Often times the management of chronic wounds can become challenging for clinicians. In the article by Sibbald et al (1) they emphasize that wound healing should be achieved through an interprofessional team approach where the focus is holistic‚ focusing not only on the patient’s wound but on the patient as a whole. Once the cause of the wound is identified‚ the wound can be classified into three categories: healable‚ maintenance and non healable (1). Referring to the wound bed preparation paradigm
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and responsibilities of Physician Assistants’ expands‚ so does the range of medical conditions to diagnose and treat grow. One medical condition that has become more prevalent in the past decade due to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is Phantom Limb Pain (PLP). With reported rates of PLP in 50% to 85% of amputees (Weeks‚ Anderson-Barnes‚ & Tsao‚ 2010‚ p. 278) and over 900 amputees as a result alone from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan (Weeks et al.‚ 2010‚ p. 284)‚ the need for understanding and
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PAIN MANAGEMENT Definition of Pain Pain is defined as localized physical suffering associated with bodily disorder (as a disease or an injury) also basic bodily sensation induced by a noxious agent or stimulus‚ received by naked nerve ending‚ characterized by physical discomfort (pricking‚ throbbing‚ aching) and typically leading to evasive action. Definition of Pain Management Pain management is defined as the process of providing medical care that alleviates or reduces pain. Pathophysiology
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medical report dated 08/18/2016‚ patient was prescribed with Norco. Based on the progress report dated 09/06/16‚ the patient presents for ongoing evaluation of her chronic low back pain. The patient states that her back pain radiates down to the lift hip‚ and her pain is 10/10 when most bothersome without medication. With medication‚ her pain is able to be rated to a 5/10. When she takes her medication‚ she is able to get up and take a shower‚ she is able to go to the grocery store‚ she is able to do
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