Types of Pain
Opioid Medications
Pain Management Goals
Pain Factors
100

Pain that lasts longer than 3 months is called 

What is chronic pain?

100
This is one popular opioid medication:
What is Vicodin, Percocet, Oxycontin, MS contin, morphine, etc.
100

The most common outcome of effective pain management strategies is:

What is reduction, but not elimination, of pain

100
Deprivation of this important activity can cause increased pain:
What is sleep or exercise?
200

Pain that has lasted less than 3 months and responds to treatment is called

What is acute or temporary pain?

200

True or false: Opioid pain medications treat pain at the pain site

What is FALSE – medications work on the nervous system to dull the pain receivers

200
One realistic goal of pain management is
What is increasing functioning and using coping strategies effectively
200
_____ mood often results in increased pain
What is depressed, irritable, or angry mood?
300

This shooting, stabbing, burning, tingling (pins and needles) pain, often associated with diabetes or spinal cord injury, is called

What is neuropathic or nerve pain?

300
True or false: Long-term use of opioid medications increases pain sensitivity and leads to increased disability
TRUE
300

Managing chronic pain is different from managing acute pain because ___

Even with good management and treatment the pain may not fully go away.
300
This is often the result of both “overdoing it” OR staying in bed all day
What is increased pain?
400
This is one type of joint/muscle (somatic) pain
What is arthritis, tension headache, low back pain, or stomachache?
400

578 people overdosed on opioids and died in Colorado in 2017. What percentage were using prescription pills? a) under 50% b) over 50%

What is b) - 52%

400

True or false: A single approach to pain is best

What is FALSE

400
True or False: Social factors (loneliness, too much support, stressful relationships) impact pain intensity
What is TRUE
500
This type of pain is easy to locate and is often found to be throbbing or pulsating (e.g., headache, arthritis)
What is somatic (joint/muscle) pain?
500
These are the consequences of diverting or giving/selling opioid drugs to others.
What is possible loss of your pain medication prescription , and if caught in the act of selling by the police, up to $5000 fine and 1 year in prison
500
Biological, _____, and social factors must be addressed to comprehensively manage pain.
What is Psychological, emotional, mental
500
Relaxation techniques are helpful in reducing pain because they
What is reduce tension and decrease stress response
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