Background: Pain scores are used for acute pain management. The assessment of pain by the patient as well as the caregiver can be influenced by a variety of factors. The numeric rating scale (NRS) is widely used due to its easy application. The NRS requires abstract thinking by a patient to assign a score to correctly reflect analgesic needs, and its interpretation is subject to bias. Objective...

Few previous investigations show that Carum Carvi (CC) may control pain in both animal and human. The aim of this work was to assess the role of CC on acute and chronic pain in formalin test in mice. In this study male albino mice (25-30 g) were used. CC (100 and 500 mg/kg) and saline were injected 30 min before formalin test. Indexes of signs were licking and foot elavation for assessment of a...

Few previous investigations show that Carum Carvi (CC) may control pain in both animal and human. The aim of this work was to assess the role of CC on acute and chronic pain in formalin test in mice. In this study male albino mice (25-30 g) were used. CC (100 and 500 mg/kg) and saline were injected 30 min before formalin test. Indexes of signs were licking and foot elavation for assessment of a...

The aim of the study was to investigate current situation of postoperative pain management in medical institutions in Shandong Province.A questionnaire was developed on the basis of guidelines of acute pain and pain quality assessment scale. The questionnaire was used to obtain information regarding the nature and scale of the medical institution, structure of pain management organization, impl...

OBJECTIVE To explore the diagnostic procedure of acute fatal chest pain in emergency department (ED) in order to decrease the misdiagnosis rate and shorten the definite time to diagnosis. The ultimate aim is to rescue the patients timely and effectively. METHODS Three hundreds and two patients (56.9 ± 11.8 Years, 72% men) complained with acute chest pain and chest distress presenting to our E...

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. To evaluate the relationship between early physical therapy (PT) for acute low back pain and subsequent use of lumbosacral injections, lumbar surgery, and frequent physician office visits for low back pain. Summary of Background Data. Wide practice variations exist in the treatment of acute low back pain. PT has been advocated as an effective...

TOPIC Evaluation of evidence-based strategies for managing herpes zoster (HZ) and the pain of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). CLINICAL RELEVANCE Approximately 20% of the world's population suffers from herpes zoster at least once in a lifetime, with 10% to 20% having ophthalmic involvement. Treatment of the acute disease with oral antivirals may reduce the incidence and severity of complication...

During the 6-m period, 24 patients with acute scrotal pain were referred to the Nuclear Medicine Department of Shaheed Labbafi-Nejad hospital. Their age ranged from 9 to 84 (mean 28.8) years. Twelve scans were selected for the study. The scans were performed on angiographic and static phases, using Tc-pertechnetate. Of the above mentioned cases, one had acute testicular torsion (pre and p...

echocardiography is a non-invasive diagnostic technique which provides information regarding cardiac function and hemodynamics. it is the most frequently used cardiovascular diagnostic test after electrocardiography and chest x-ray. however, in a patient with acute chest pain, transthoracic echocardiography is essential both for diagnosing acute coronary syndrome, zeroing on the evaluation of v...