PAIN ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT: ROLE OF THE PT Final Examination Questions Select the best answer for each question and mark your answers on the Final Examination Answer Sheet found on page 68, or complete your test online at EliteLearning.com/Book 41. Pain felt at a different area than that of an injury or diseased organ or body part is called: 46. Transmission of pain is altered by _____________. a. Transduction.
a. Referred pain. b. Somatic pain. c. Visceral pain. d. Breakthrough pain. 42. An estimated _________ American adults are estimated to have chronic pain. a. 500,000. b. 100 million. c. 25,000. d. 50 million. 43. Pain has a significant monetary impact. An estimated ___________ on treating and managing chronic pain. a. $200 million. b. $635 billion. c. $250 billion. d. $500 million. 44. Among people who misuse prescription pain medication, the most common means by which people obtain the medication is? a. From a friend or relative. b. Buying them from a drug dealer. c. By getting a prescription from their doctor. d. Stealing from a medical provider. 45. The process whereby painful stimuli are converted to neuronal action potentials at the sensory receptor is?
b. Perception. c. Modulation. d. None of the above. 47. The pain assessment scale that is used for patients with cognitive impairments is?
a. Numeric scale. b. FLACC scale. c. Thermometer pain scale. d. Wong Baker Faces.
48. Which of the following classifications of drugs should be used with caution or avoided in those patients on blood thinners? a. Opioids. b. Antidepressants. c. Anticonvulsants. d. NSAIDs. 49. Recent pain research suggests that effective treatment of chronic pain includes: a. Increased prescription of opioid analgesics. b. Encouraging patients to rest and avoid activity. c. Exercise and pain neuroscience education. d. Passive modalities. 50. The goal of mindfulness training and other cognitive behavioral approaches to pain treatment is to? a. Increase the focus on thoughts and sensations. b. Increase sympathetic nervous system activity. c. Decrease fear of pain. d. Ignore the pain.
a. Modulation. b. Transmission. c. Transduction. d. Perception.
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Book Code: PTNC1023
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