Acute pain is a type of pain that typically lasts less than 3 to 6 months, or pain that is directly related to soft tissue damage such as a sprained ankle or a paper cut. Acute pain is of short duration but it gradually resolves as the injured tissues heal. Acute pain is distinct from chronic pain and is relatively more sharp and severe.
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Acute pain: Pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, but lasts a relatively shorter period of time. As opposed to chronic pain.
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Acute pain is defined as pain after surgery or pain lasting less than 3-6 months relating to trauma or disease.
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Acute pain is usually resulted from disease or tissue damage. By definition, any pain that lasts less than 6 months is defined as acute pain. Since acute pain is short-lived and is often disturbing, or even life threatening to patients, they are highly motivated to seek treatment.
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Acute Pain NANDA Definition: Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience arising from actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage (International Association for the Study of Pain); sudden or slow onset of any intensity from mild to severe with an anticipated or predictable end and a duration of less than 6 months.
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