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Types of Pain
Opioid Medications
Pain Management Goals
Pain Factors
100
Pain that has lasted less than 3 months and responds to treatment
What is acute pain?
100
This is one popular opioid medication:
What is Vicodin, Percocet, Oxycontin, MS contin, morphine, etc.
100
The main hope for many patients with chronic pain is to
What is get rid of pain
100
Deprivation of this important activity can cause increased pain:
What is sleep?
200
Pain that lasts longer than 3 months
What is chronic or persistent pain?
200
Opioid pain medication addresses pain at its source (T or F)
What is FALSE – medications work at 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
Shooting, stabbing, burning, tingling (pins and needles) pain is also called this
What is neuropathic pain?
300
Long-term use of this type of medication increases pain sensitivity
What is opioid medication
300
This is the most common outcome of pain management strategies
What is reduction, but not elimination, of pain
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 somatic (body) pain
What is arthritis, tension headache, low back pain, or stomachache?
400
442 people overdosed on opioids and died in Colorado last year (2016). What percentage were using prescription pills?
What is 42.5%
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
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