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krzymel

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on: Jun 25, 2018
Several years after an amputation the patient continues to sporadically feel pain in the absent hand. What type of pain should the nurse document in the chart?
 
  a. Neuropathic pain
  b. Visceral pain
  c. Phantom limb pain
  d. Chronic pain

Question 2

When planning care for a child in pain, which principle should the nurse remember? The pain threshold in children is _____ that of adults.
 
  a. higher than
  b. more variable
  c. the same as
  d. not related to


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k2629

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The qualities we normally feel from the body, including pain, also can be felt in the absence of inputs from the body, such as is noted with phantom limb pain. Neuropathic pain is initiated or caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction in the nervous system. Visceral pain refers to pain in internal organs and the lining of body cavities. Chronic pain lasts more than 3-6 months and is not associated with loss of a limb.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The pain threshold in children is lower than or the same as that of adults.


krzymel

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
:D TYSM

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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