Asked by Alejo Izaguirre on Jul 29, 2024
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The nurse is caring for a patient who continues to have severe pain at the site of a fracture long after it healed.The patient's physicians can find no rationale for the pain.What is the most likely cause of the patient's discomfort?
A) The patient is trying to obtain unneeded pain medications.
B) The patient has developed a complex regional pain syndrome.
C) The patient is in denial that the fracture has healed completely.
D) The patient is experiencing referred pain from a fracture elsewhere.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
A chronic pain condition typically affecting an arm or a leg, developed after an injury, surgery, stroke, or heart attack.
Fracture
The medical term for a break in the continuity of a bone.
Unneeded Pain Medications
Pain relievers prescribed or taken when not necessary, which may lead to adverse effects or dependency.
- Acknowledge the significance of psychological and social factors in the perception and handling of pain.
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Sasirega ArumugamAug 04, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
An example of idiopathic pain is complex regional pain syndrome.Idiopathic pain is chronic pain in the absence of an identifiable physical or psychological cause or pain perceived as excessive for the extent of an organic pathological condition.There is no evidence that the patient is trying to obtain unneeded pain medications,is in denial,or is experiencing referred pain from another fracture.
Learning Objectives
- Acknowledge the significance of psychological and social factors in the perception and handling of pain.