What is the basis of the specificity theory of pain?
a. Injury to specific organs results in specific types of pain.
b. Chronic pain is generally less intense than acute pain.
c. The greater the tissue injury, the greater the pain.
d. Acute pain is specific only to certain injuries
Answer: c. The greater the tissue injury, the greater the pain.
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A. "My heart enlarged in order to compensate for the effects of heart failure." B. "My nervous system kicks in to compensate for the effects of heart failure." C. "My body will decrease blood flow to other organs in order to compensate for heart failure." D. "My body will increase urine output in order to compensate for the effects of heart failure." E. "My body will produce anti-inflammatory agents to compensate for heart failure."
Which of the following describes the correct placement of a blood pressure cuff on an adult patient?
a. 1.5 cm below the antecubital space b. Over the elbow c. 2.5 cm above the popliteal space d. Over clothes and above the level of the heart