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pragya sharda

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A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother. She says he points to his stomach and says, It hurts so bad. Which pain assessment tool would be the best choice when assessing this child's pain?
 
  a. Descriptor Scale
  b. Numeric rating scale
  c. Brief Pain Inventory
  d. Faces Pain ScaleRevised (FPS-R)

Question 2

A patient states that the pain medication is not working and rates his postoperative pain at a 10 on a 1-to-10 scale. Which of these assessment findings indicates an acute pain response to poorly controlled pain?
 
  a. Confusion
  b. Hyperventilation
  c. Increased blood pressure and pulse
  d. Depression



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jonathanballen97

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Rating scales can be introduced at the age of 4 or 5 years. The FPS-R is designed for use by children and asks the child to choose a face that shows how much hurt (or pain) you have now. Young children should not be asked to rate pain by using numbers.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Responses to poorly controlled acute pain include tachycardia, elevated blood pressure, and hypoventilation. Confusion and depression are associated with poorly controlled chronic pain




pragya sharda

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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