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1
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Why do clinicians quantify pain?

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because it is a symptom which often indicates an underlying pathology

2
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The clinical measurement of pain aids in the diagnosis of the cause of pain and also serves as what?

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the means to monitor the pain, and also monitor the effectiveness of the treatment

3
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What can an inaccurate measurement of pain lead to?

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potentially lead to inappropriate or ineffective treatment

4
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What is the “gold standard” for the assessment of pain?

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Got you, presently there is none

5
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What two basic principles govern the clinical measurement of pain?

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  1. the patient is the only authority to properly evaluate his/her pain
  2. Pain should be evaluated in terms of its impact on the person as a whole
6
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Who is the only one that can measure pain?

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only the patient

- pain perception is unique to each individual and therefore not debatable

7
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Can clinicians rely solely on their judgement?

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No they must also rely on patient self-reporting

8
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What are the quantifiable components of the pain experience?

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  • pain intensity
  • physical capacity
  • spatial attributes
  • pain quality
  • psychological component
9
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What is pain intensity?

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how strong or intense is the pain

- clinical measure: Wong-Baker, FACES Scale, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Oral Pain Scale (OPS), LOCQSMAT

10
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What is Physical capacity?

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Does the pain prevent you from performing or make it difficult to perform certain activities
- clinical measure: LOCQSMAT (impact on activities of daily living: ADLs)

11
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What is spatial attributes?

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questions like “Where is the pain?”

- clinical measure: Pain drawing LOCQSMAT

12
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What is pain quality?

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The way a person describes the pain in their own words

- clinical measurement: LOCQSMAT

13
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What is the psychological component?

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The way the pain is affecting the patients mood/emotional well-being
-clinical measurement: Beck Depression inventory

14
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What is the Wong-Baker faces pain rating scale?

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the faces in hospitals that have 0 being “no hurt” and 10 being “hurts the worst”