Referred Pain
 |
| Referred Pain |
Characteristics of Different Types of Pain
|
|
Acute Pain
|
Chronic Pain
|
Cancer Pain
|
|
Onset
Duration
|
Current
< 6 months
|
Continuous or
intermittent
> 6 months
|
■ May
be acute or
chronic.
■ Pain
may be associated
with cancer itself
or the treatment.
|
|
ANS
response
|
↑ HR, RR, BP,
diaphoresis,
pupillary
dilation,
muscle
tension
|
Rarely
present
|
■ Second
biggest
fear among CA
Pts.
■ Refer
to your
facility’s cancer
pain algorithms.
|
|
Relevance
to healing
|
Diminishes as
healing
occurs
|
Continues
long after
healing
|
|
|
Analgesics
|
Responsive
|
Rarely
responsive
|
|
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