Exam Preview for 4433: A Mindful Approach to Persistent Pain Manage

A Mindful Approach to Persistent Pain Management in Home Health

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1. Pain is: Not always damage Part of our system of protection An experience All of the above
2. During a PT visit, your patient tells you they have 10/10 pain, but also laugh at one of your jokes. What should you do? Call 9-1-1 Follow your agencies pain policy and find out what activities provoke this response Do nothing Cancel the appointment and don't document the patient's pain complaint
3. People with OA of the knee will always: Experience pain with movement Avoid activities that involve prolonged loading of their knees Need a Total Knee Replacement None of the above
4. For OASIS question M1242, activities that could be impacted by pain include: Sleeping Watching TV Doing the morning crossword puzzle All of the above
5. Opioid use increased how much between the years of 1996 and 2010? 2x as much 4 fold 9 fold Doubled
6. The CDC is 2018 estimates that what percent of the adult population in the US experienced chronic pain? 90% 70% 25% 10%
7. A Nocebo means: I don't see anything! Information that can lead people to develop negative beliefs and expectations My favorite Star Wars' character A drink made from moonshine that makes the whole body numb
8. Metaphors can be helpful to some people's understanding of pain because: They are not confusing Stories can put a painful experience into a better understanding or context People like stories Neuroscience is hard
9. Pain is not a vital sign because: It's an experience, not a measure of organ function in the body It's constantly changing based on the context of the moment It can be influenced by non-biological factors that hard, if not impossible, to quantify All of the above
10. For developing goals, clinicians can: Ask the patient what their goals are related to better pain management Use clinical tools such as a Functional Pain Scale or Patient Specific Functional Scale Collaborate with other disciplines All of the above