FUNDAMENTALS Pain Management

Acute pain is a priority because it gets in the way of

• Ambulation

• Physical therapy

• Vision

• Diagnostic procedures

What makes the pain better? What makes the pain worse?; Which part of PQRRSTU is this?

• Quality

• Palliative

• Region

• Relief

Describe your pain for me; Which part of PQRRSTU is this?

• Quality

• Severity

• Region

• Relief

What makes your pain go away?; Which part of PQRRSTU is this?

• Timing

• Severity

• Region

• Relief

Show me where it hurts; Which part of PQRRSTU is this?

• Timing

• Severity

• Region

• Understanding

On a scale of 1-10, how bad is your pain?; Which part of PQRRSTU is this?

• Timing

• Severity

• Region

• Understanding

Do you have pain all the time? at certain times? on certain days?; Which part of PQRRSTU is this?

• Timing

• Severity

• Region

• Understanding

What are you not able to do because of your pain?; Which part of PQRRSTU is this?

• Timing

• Severity

• Region

• Understanding

Pain management needs to be

• Localized

• Systematic

Multiple visits to various doctors attempting to get pain relief for a chronic pain disorder out of the fear of running out of pain medication

• Over medication

• Pseudoaddiction

• Opioid addiction

• False pain