- PAINAD
- Is used when the patient’s verbal responses might be unreliable because of a dementia diagnosis.
- Assesses the patients breathing, vocalization, facial expression, body language, and consolability (0-2 each)
- The scale describes 0 as no pain and 10 as severe pain.
- PQRST – a pain scale but not for dementia patients
- P stands for provokes
- Q stands for quality
- R stands for radiates
- S stands for severity
- T stands for time.
- OLD CART stands for Onset, Location, Duration, Characteristics, Aggravating factors, Relieving factors, and Treatment.
- CHIPPS – pain scale for infants and children
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