Asked by Brian Lynch on Jun 17, 2024
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A nurse is gathering a history on a school-age child admitted for a migraine headache. The child states, "I have been getting a migraine every 2 or 3 months for the last year." The nurse documents this as which type of pain?
A) Acute
B) Chronic
C) Recurrent
D) Subacute
Migraine Headache
A type of headache characterized by intense, throbbing pain, often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound.
School-age Child
Refers to children typically aged 6 to 12 years, who are attending elementary or primary school.
Recurrent
Happening repeatedly or periodically.
- Classify different types of pain based on duration and frequency.
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JF
Jonathan FaberJun 19, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Pain that is episodic and reoccurs is defined as recurrent pain. The time frame within which episodes of pain recur is at least 3 months. Recurrent pain in children includes migraine headache, episodic sickle cell pain, recurrent abdominal pain (RAP), and recurrent limb pain. Acute pain is pain that lasts for less than 3 months. Chronic pain is pain that lasts, on a daily basis, for more than 3 months. Subacute is not a term for documenting type of pain.
Learning Objectives
- Classify different types of pain based on duration and frequency.
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