Strategies to Assist Family Caregivers Treating Pain and Suffering at the End of Life QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Individuals near death are at risk for symptoms of distress…
Interventions for Pain TERMS acupressure acupuncture adjuvant medications aromatherapy around-the-clock dosage schedules biofeedback cultural alternatives distraction equianalgesic guided imagery massage nonopioid analgesics nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) opioids over-the-counter medication potentiators…
Pain in the Adult with HIV TERMS antiretroviral agents antiretroviral therapy (ART) arthralgias candidiasis cytochrome P450 3A4 enzyme system didanosine efavirenz emtricitabine indinavir Kaposi’s Sarcoma (KS) lamivudine myalgias peripheral neuropathy…
Low Back Pain in Adults TERMS ankylosing spondylitis annular tears cyclobenzaprine degenerative disc disease disc herniation facet syndrome lumbosacral sprain lumbosacral strain myofascial physiatrist spondylolisthesis spondylopathy spondylosis spondylolysis zygapophyseal joints…
Acute Pain in the Adult Client TERMS acute pain adherence adjuvant medications behavioral intervention effleurage evaluation headache massage narcotic opioid pharmacological intervention physiological intervention plan of care self-management somatic pain…
Escalating Pain in the Adult with Cancer TERMS epidural fibrosis intractable intrathecal morphine sulfate sustained release (MSSR) myoclonus neuroablative procedures neurostimulation plexopathy regional plexus regional infusion QUICK LOOK AT THE…
Pain Assessment TERMS anxiety assess comprehensive pain assessment confidentiality confusion disclosure discomfort documentation duration fifth vital sign intensity location mental status onset open-ended questions pain scale physical assessment self efficacy…
Pain Theory TERMS acute pain central nervous system chronic pain depression intermittent claudication neuropathic pain neurotransmitters nociceptors objective pain peripheral arterial disease peripheral nervous system phantom pain prostaglandins referred pain…
Management of Adults with Respiratory Disorders TERMS acute respiratory failure asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) emphysema hypoxemia pleural effusion pneumonia pulmonary embolism thoracentesis tuberculosis (TB) QICK LOOK AT THE…
Common Interventions to Improve Oxygenation TERMS incentive spirometry chest physical therapy nasal cannula mechanical ventilation endotracheal tube tracheostomy closed chest drainage extubation continuous positive airway pressure positive end-expiratory pressure QUICK…
