Question

Discuss common misconceptions about pain. Explain various pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain interventions for individualizing pain relief.

Answer 1

Pain is indispensable for a normal life.From a medical stand point the subjecive description and the indication of the location of pain may help pinpoint the underlying cause of death.

Some common misconception of pain:

1)Some people think that pain may leads to death.

2)Certain individual says that in elderly people pain is common and it is not cureable.

3)Pain medication cause addiction

4)If we take pain medications for intense pain ,cardiovascular system get affected and heart attack will occur.

Pharmacological interventions of pain relief:

Pharmacological interventions include antiinflammatory drugs, opioids,local anaesthetics muscle relaxants and so on.

a)Nsaids:Asprin and aspirin like medications which inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins

Tylenol:It inhibits prostaglandin synthesis

b) Opioids analgesics suppress pain impulses but can suppress respiraion and coughing by acting on the rspiratory and cough center in the medulla .Examples of this includes:codeine sulphate .morphine sulphate.

c)Muscle relaxants are used allievate muscle spsm and the medications includes lioresal,cyclobenzaprine and so on

Non pharmacological interventions:

a)Soothing back rub

b)Distraction:It is a useful tool for helping to reduce the pain.It works by lessening an individual'sawareness of painful stimuli.

c)Relaxation techniques:These techniques includes yoga,exercises and music therapy has been found useful in pain relief

d)Breathing exercises