Question

8. Describe the positioning of the woman and the administration of a subarachnoid (spinal) block. CSF Leakage 9. What is a blood patch and when is it used? 10. Identify the important admission assessments related to pharmacological pain management.

Answer 1

Ans) 8) Spinal anesthesia is performed by placing a needle between the lumbar vertebrae and through the dura to inject anesthetic medication.

9) An epidural blood patch is a surgical procedure that uses autologous blood in order to close one or many holes in the dura mater of the spinal cord, usually as a result of a previous lumbar puncture. The procedure can be used to relieve post dural puncture headaches caused by lumbar puncture (spinal tap).

10) The pain assessment tool are generally used when performing a pain assessment on a patient with acute pain. In addition to pain intensity, they also describe other impacts the pain has on the individual's physical, psychological, emotional and social health.

Location, Severity, intensity, affecting ADLs & rest and sleep, previous taken Pharmacology method, was it effective are all the questions needed to be asked during assessment of pain related to pharmacological pain management.