PAIN

Introduction

Pain is the most common symptom of many diseases. It is an unpleasant sensation or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Any pain of moderate or higher intensity is accompanied by anxiety and the urge to escape or terminate the feeling.

Basically pain can be classified into acute pain which last for few days and chronic pain which last more than

Diagnostic Criteria

Self-report is the key to pain assessment. In non- or pre verbal children, facial expression is the most valid indicator of pain; therefore, use faces pain scale to assess severity.

Pain should be assessed by:

Duration
Severity, e.g. does the patient wake up because of the pain
Site
Character, e.g. stabbing, throbbing, crushing, cramp like Persistent or intermittent
Relieving or aggravating factors
Accompanying symptoms
Distribution of pain
In children pain can be assessed by child’s crying voice, posture, movement and color

Updated on 10.11.2020

References

STG page number 1
Web MD. types of pain. https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/guide/pain-management-overview-facts. Accessed November 10. 2020
MSD manual. Overview of pain.https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/neurologic-disorders/pain/overview-of-pain.Accessed November 10. 2020

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