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ule 7 Case One: Pain of U Case One: Pain of Unknown Origin Pain of lU Patient Information Patient: Esperanza Ethnicity: Hispanic Age: 39 Related Clnical Chapters Chapter 2: Cultural Competence Chapter 21: has been admitted to a medica-surgical unit with a chief complaint of "pain of unknown origin."She is 39 years old. married, has two teenage children, and works with her husband in their landscaping business. As you prepare for the admission assessment, her mother Esperanza to the hospital, tells you that they fear that Esperanza has empacho. Esperanza agrees. 1. What is empacho? 2. How do you handle this situation (review Table 2-3 in Chapter 2) 3. What questions should you ask as part of the pain assessment 4. What tools are avalable for the pain assessment and which one would you use? 5. Is she feeing acute pain or persistent pain? Explain l. What do these findings suggest 6. Is E experiencing somatic, visceral or cutaneous pain? 7. How would you describe her mechanisms of pain 8. What factors might contribute to observations made during th 1:14 PM 40/25/2019

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1. EMPACHO : Empacho is defined as one of the form of stomach upset which is usually caused by stuck of undigested food in the stomach walls and intestines which occurs due to the obstruction in the stomach.

2. Empacho can be handled by administration of antacids to relieve burning sensation and pain which is caused by indigestion of food. The other home remedies used for this problem are drinking of fennel tea, chewing of fennel seeds after completion of the meals can reduce the problems of indigestion in the patient.

3. While asking the information to the patient as part of pain assessment the following questions to be asked to the patient - How many days patient is suffering with pain? What are the dietary habits of the patient? Which side of the stomach region pain is present? What is the duration of pain? Which score the patient will give for the pain he is experiencing? How is the intensity of pain present?