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noun
- 1. highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury: "she's in great pain" Similar
- 2. great care or trouble: "she took pains to see that everyone ate well" Similar
verb
- 1. cause mental or physical pain to: "it pains me to say this" Similar
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4 days ago · Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage." [1]
5 days ago · The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines chronic pain as a general pain without biological value that sometimes continues even after the healing of the affected area; A type of pain that cannot be classified as acute pain and lasts longer than expected to heal, or typically, pain that has been experienced on most days ...
5 days ago · Inflammation, a response triggered by damage to living tissues. The inflammatory response functions to localize and eliminate injurious agents and to remove damaged tissue components so that the body can begin to heal. Learn more about the immune response and the causes and signs of inflammation.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Inflammation is a response triggered by damage to living tissues. The inflammatory response is a defense mechanism that evolved in higher organisms...
- The four cardinal signs of inflammation are redness (Latin rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumor), and pain (dolor).
- Inflammation serves as a defense mechanism against infection and injury, and localizing and eliminating injurious factors and removing damaged tiss...
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4 days ago · Definition. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience. Acute nociceptive pain is induced by noxious stimuli, and is often a result of an intense or potentially damaging...
2 days ago · Low back pain or lumbago is a common disorder involving the muscles, nerves, and bones of the back, in between the lower edge of the ribs and the lower fold of the buttocks. Pain can vary from a dull constant ache to a sudden sharp feeling.
1 day ago · Applying the pathophysiology of pain as it relates to pain management. Accurately assessing patients with pain. Developing a safe and effective pain treatment plan. Identifying evidence-based non-opioid options for the treatment of pain. Recognizing the risks and benefits associated with opioid therapy to initiate safe and judicious treatment.
2 days ago · 0.25 CME / CE. Pain Numeric Rating Scale May Be Only Moderately Accurate for Pain Screening. A study shows that in the primary care setting, the pain numeric rating scale to screen for pain is only moderately accurate in identifying pain in patients, suggesting that more research is needed. Authors: News Author: Laurie Barclay, MD.
