ICHS Chapter 44 ALL REVISION QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (GRADED 100%) (2024 UPDATE)
IASP - ANSWER International Association for the Study of Pain
Defines pain as - ANSWER an unpleasant, subjective sensory and emotional experience
associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.
Protection - ANSWER
Thermal injuries - ANSWER sunburn
Mechanical Injury - ANSWER fracture
chemical injury - ANSWER inhalation of toxic fumes
Ischemic Injury - ANSWER lack of Oxygen to body tissues
Physical and emotional characteristics affect pain - ANSWER person's cognitive,
affective/behavioral and sensory perceptions.
Cognitive - ANSWER An alert, oriented patient can recognize pain, report pain, and
implement behaviors to prevent or relieve pain.
Nonalert patients may have impaired ability to perceive, report, prevent, or relieve pain.
Patients with Alzheimer disease or other cognitive disorders may not be able to express the location
of pain, prevent pain, or relieve pain, but they are capable of perceiving and experiencing pain.
, affective/behavioral: Behavioral responses to pain - ANSWER include grimaces, clenched
teeth, agitation, guarding, bent posture, and restlessness.
Verbalization of pain - ANSWER may include crying, moaning, or screaming
Psychological responses to pain - ANSWER may include anger, irritability, hopelessness,
despair, or anxiety.
Patients who do not outwardly verbalize pain or who have a stoic affect are often assumed to be
pain-free, when, in fact, they are in pain.
Expectations of patient behaviors indicating pain - ANSWER Patients may be more likely
to receive pain medication when they demonstrate behaviors expected of patients in pain.
Education for patients and health care workers regarding the appropriate use of pharmacologic
pain treatments has gained much attention recently in light of the opioid crisis resulting from
widespread misuse of opioids
Sensory - ANSWER Any loss of sensory function directly influences the patient's
awareness of pain. When patients cannot sense pain, they cannot communicate pain, prevent it, or
respond to it.
Patients in pain may feel like their senses are overstimulated or demonstrate sensitivity to light,
sound, and smells.
Theories of Pain - ANSWER patter theory,
Gate control theory of pain
Neuromatrix theory
ANSWERS (GRADED 100%) (2024 UPDATE)
IASP - ANSWER International Association for the Study of Pain
Defines pain as - ANSWER an unpleasant, subjective sensory and emotional experience
associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.
Protection - ANSWER
Thermal injuries - ANSWER sunburn
Mechanical Injury - ANSWER fracture
chemical injury - ANSWER inhalation of toxic fumes
Ischemic Injury - ANSWER lack of Oxygen to body tissues
Physical and emotional characteristics affect pain - ANSWER person's cognitive,
affective/behavioral and sensory perceptions.
Cognitive - ANSWER An alert, oriented patient can recognize pain, report pain, and
implement behaviors to prevent or relieve pain.
Nonalert patients may have impaired ability to perceive, report, prevent, or relieve pain.
Patients with Alzheimer disease or other cognitive disorders may not be able to express the location
of pain, prevent pain, or relieve pain, but they are capable of perceiving and experiencing pain.
, affective/behavioral: Behavioral responses to pain - ANSWER include grimaces, clenched
teeth, agitation, guarding, bent posture, and restlessness.
Verbalization of pain - ANSWER may include crying, moaning, or screaming
Psychological responses to pain - ANSWER may include anger, irritability, hopelessness,
despair, or anxiety.
Patients who do not outwardly verbalize pain or who have a stoic affect are often assumed to be
pain-free, when, in fact, they are in pain.
Expectations of patient behaviors indicating pain - ANSWER Patients may be more likely
to receive pain medication when they demonstrate behaviors expected of patients in pain.
Education for patients and health care workers regarding the appropriate use of pharmacologic
pain treatments has gained much attention recently in light of the opioid crisis resulting from
widespread misuse of opioids
Sensory - ANSWER Any loss of sensory function directly influences the patient's
awareness of pain. When patients cannot sense pain, they cannot communicate pain, prevent it, or
respond to it.
Patients in pain may feel like their senses are overstimulated or demonstrate sensitivity to light,
sound, and smells.
Theories of Pain - ANSWER patter theory,
Gate control theory of pain
Neuromatrix theory
