Limb pain

Acute pain post-op and misuse of PCA in an elderly with hip replacement operation RELEVANCE OF CASE Pain is formally identified as a problem of global proportions by WHO and postoperative pain is one of the most common types of pain that has raised a public health concern by various societies in Australia, USA and Europe. It affects roughly 40% of surgical patients who experiencing a moderate to severe pain. It is important that graduate RNs have the knowledge and clinical skills to care for these

that represent the amputated limb. This study focuses on the changes in gray matter of amputees with differing intensities of phantom limb pain (PLP). To analyze two potential causes of transformation in the cortex, the changes of patient’s brain structures with high chronic PLP are compared to patients who did not develop PLP or only mild PLP. In addition, a second group was tested to specifically focus on patients experiencing intense PLP and patients with phantom limb sensations (PLS) and slight

The Percept of Pain: Where does it come from? In class we have discussed the concept of pain, concluding that a conflict between what the brain anticipates occurring and what actually occurs has the potential to cause the perception of pain. Furthermore, it was suggested that genetics might have a role in the experience of pain, particularly when applied to the discussion of phantom limb pain. However, I found these inferences a bit unsatisfying and walked away with more questions than answers

Pt also has a history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) with an inferior vena cava filter to capture any lose blood cells. The chest pain he is experiencing is no cardiac secondary to chest wall pain which is symptoms of his small cell carcinoma of the lung. Patient is required to use oxygen as needed for his SOB secondary to his lung cancer. No evidence of a compression fracture was found in the spine, patient has

experiencing extreme pain in both of her knees. After numerous hospital visits, X-rays and MRIs, she was given a “clean bill of health (cite)” by doctors. However in 2012, she was referred to a rheumatologist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), where she was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). CRPS is a neuropathic disorder that is caused by damage to the peripheral and central nervous systems, which then causes the pain to radiate through the limbs. Ophelia experiences

The second patient, a 30 year old female, experienced pain and stiffness in her left hip/lower limb. This started in this patient at eight months old and has continued ever since. After doing a radiograph and a CT they found that there was cortical hyperostosis that involved the left iliac bone and extended into the left femur. It also involved the knee crossing the intervening joint, the left tibia, and the tarsal bones. Visually they saw osteoarthritis changes occurring with the patient's hip joint

breathe almost as if you are choking. A couple more seconds and you close your eyes, and they do not open again for a long time. When you finally resurface you find yourself in a hospital bed. Without thinking you try to sit up and are instantly hit with pain. You stop and look around. You see that one leg is gone the other leg is bandaged along with both of your arms. You are hooked up to multiple machines for breathing and eating. After a couple of minutes the doctor

Wall has suggested that the rationale of use of regional anaesthesia to prevent bombardment of the central nervous system during surgery lies in avoidance of spinal cord hyper excitability and in reduction of postoperative pain(9). Allan Fisher et al suggested that the perineural catheter technique involves administration of the block intraoperatively after amputation of the leg and transection of the nerves, peripheral injury has already occurred by the time the block is instituted. Hence, the

spinal nerves with its roots near the end of the spinal cord (Fraser). The nerves in the cauda equina have many functions such as sensory innervation, controls over the external anal and urinary sphincters and sensory and motor fibers to the lower limbs (McNamee, et al). Certain damages and pressures placed upon the cauda equina can cause a condition called cauda equina syndrome. Cauda equina syndrome is a neurologic disorder which causes

Pain perception is the sensation that an individual experiences in response to a stimuli that surpasses their pain threshold. How someone perceives or interprets a stimulus is a phenomenon that they determine within themselves. This essay will discuss and evaluate the theory and research behind pain perception being more than a direct result of tissue damage. This essay will also discuss tissue damage and the psychological factors that make themselves evident in relation to pain perception. Many