A patient tells his nurse that he is having pain. The nurse asks the patient to describe his pain and the patient says that the pain is steadily increasing . The nurse knows that steadily increasing pain is an indication of what?
A) Pressure on a nerve root
B) Joint sprain
C) Compartment syndrome
D) Malignant tumor
Ans: D
Feedback: Pain that increases with activity may indicate joint sprain or muscle strain, or compartment syndrome; whereas steadily increasing pain points to the progression of an infectious process (osteomyelitis), a malignant tumor, or neurovascular complications. Radiating pain occurs in conditions in which pressure is exerted on a nerve root.
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