Knee Replacement Surgery Pain Management Mobile App

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  We are aware that your surgery will be followed by pain, which may or may not begin to be felt in...

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  You will remain in PACU until your recovery is stabilized.

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  The patient has the right to expect management of pain to include but not be limited to:

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  A concerned staff committed to pain prevention and management

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  Information about pain and pain relief measures

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  His/Her reports of pain to be respected

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  Health professionals responding appropriately to reports of pain

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  Availability of pain relief specialists

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  In order for the patient to have his/her pain treated effectively, it is important for the patien...

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  Request pain relief on a timely basis

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  Work with the doctor and nurses to develop a pain management plan

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  Help the doctor and nurses assess his/her pain and report whether the pain relief measures were e...

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  Talk to the doctor and nurse about any worries about taking pain medication

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  Since there are no direct clinical tests or tools to measure pain, you must be ready to tell the ...

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  You will be asked to rate how much pain you have by using one of the Pain Scales.

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  Even under your personal Pain Management Program, your pain level may change at times.

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  Controlled Analgesia (PCEA), Regional Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCRA), or rarely, by injecti...

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  If you have been taking prescribed injections, tell your nurse as soon as the pain starts.

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  With either method of pain medication, please notify your nurse or doctor if you are not getting ...

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  A day or two after surgery, you will be switched to a pain medication given by mouth.

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  For additional pain relief we will provide you with ice packs or other cold therapy and introduce...

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  Cold therapy in the form of ice packs or another cold therapy method will also be provided as an ...

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  Cold therapy can be very helpful at home.

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  Relaxation exercises, such as slow rhythmic breathing, can help you handle any pain you may be fe...

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  Breathe in slowly and deeply.

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  As you breathe out slowly, feel yourself beginning to relax, feel the tension leaving your body.

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  Now breathe in and out slowly and regularly, at whatever rate is comfortable for you.

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  To help you focus on your breathing, breathe slowly and rhythmically.

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