Postoperative pain experienced by a client having undergone a below-the-knee amputation might be described as
a. generalized body pain
b. pain only in lower extremities
c. burning, tingling or stiffness with sensory sensations of the missing limb
d. non existent
C
Postoperative assessment of a client's pain post amputation is important. If a client has experienced chronic pain before the amputation, pain may seem mild following the surgery. Severe pain may indicate a hematoma or excessive pressure from a cast or elastic bandage on a bony prominence. Phantom limb pain is the sensation that there is pain, soreness, tingling, burning, and stiffness in the amputated limb. The sensory sensations of the missing limb remain in the brain causing the feelings of phantom pain. Phantom pain decreases as inflammation subsides at the incisional site.Sometimes the client confuses phantom limb pain with the incisional pain.
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