A client, diagnosed with acute appendicitis, is experiencing ...

[jayhills49]

A client, diagnosed with acute appendicitis, is experiencing abdominal pain. The best way for the nurse to describe this client's pain would be:
 
  1. chronic.
  2. neuropathic.
  3. referred.
  4. acute.

Question 2

A client is complaining of severe abdomen pain. The nurse realizes this client is experiencing which type of pain?
 
  1. Neuralgia
  2. Pathological
  3. Somatic
  4. Visceral

[pikon]

Answer to Question 1

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Acute pain onset is sudden and of short duration. Chronic pain is a sudden or slow onset of mild to severe pain that lasts longer than 6 months. Referred pain is the result of the transfer of visceral pain sensations to a body surface at a distance from the actual origin. Neuropathic pain is paroxysmal pain that occurs along the branches of a nerve.

Answer to Question 2

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Visceral pain is pain arising from the body organs or gastrointestinal tract. Somatic pain is pain that originates from the bone, joints, muscles, skin, or connective pain. Neuralgia and pathological pain are both types of pain that result from injury to a nerve or malfunction of the neuronal transmission process or due to impaired regulation.

[jayhills49]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[jamesnevil303]

Gracias!