Pain Consultants Of Atlanta

Pain , as stated by Kozier , is considered to be the fifth vital sign in assessing a patient 's over-all health . Also , pain is whatever the patients says it is , hence , one cannot evaluate pain just by simply looking at the patient , because pain is relative , it is subjective . Pain is a very important aspect that many tend to neglect because of pain being tolerable at times , but its assessment is essential to the healthcare team to ensure that the patient is comfortable even during the course of his or her illness and to

avoid complications . According to Bullock , pain can be indicative of complications such as infection or inflammation , tissue necrosis among others . For these reasons , pain management has taken on the next level in lessening or even eliminating a patient 's pain

The Pain Consultants of Atlanta or PCA aims to provide pain relief to patients with the use of precise and state-of-the-art equipment . The doctors behind PCA , who are all pain management specialists , believe that this is a biological need , and that people experiencing pain are not capable of going about with their activities of daily living impeding the normality of their lives . The doctors who make up the PCA are all board certified anesthesiologists , and they make use of a fluoroscopy to guarantee accuracy and security for all , most especially in doing procedures such as , epidural steroid injections , discogram lumbar sympathetic blockage , among others . Their clinics can be found at The Macquarium Suite , The Piedmont Hospital , Piedmont Fayette Hospital Decatur , and Stockbridge . As a proud employee of this prestigious institution , I participate in the client 's healthcare assessment by preparing the client before consultation . I take the blood pressure and other patient vital signs , and make them comfortable before they see the doctor

The healthcare industry is one of the best industries in the world . You get to feel the benefits of knowing about health conditions and the satisfaction you get when the patients thank you is more than enough to get you through the day , what more if you help in ceasing their pain

References

Bullock , B . and Henze , R (2000 . Focus on Pathophysiology Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams Wilkins

Kozier , B . Erb , G , Berman , A Snyder , S (2004 . Fundamentals of Nursing . USA : Pearson Education

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