Recurrent pain

Severe or recurrent pain or high or continued fever may indicate serious illness. If pain persists more tiian 10 days in adults, or if fever persists more tiian 3 days, consult the primary healtii care provider. 

Salim, A.S. (1991). Role of oxygen-derived free radical scavengers in the treatment of recurrent pain produced by chronic pancreatitis. A new approach. Arch. Surg. 126, 1109-1114. 

We all experience acute (short-lived) pain sometime in our lives—a scratch, a paper cut, a hangnail, a fall from a bike, a sock from a baseball, a sprained ankle. Acute pain lasts from a few seconds to a few hours to a few weeks. Some acute pain can be recurrent, coming on for relatively short periods of time and revisiting at frequent intervals. The best example of acute recurrent pain is in people who suffer from recurrent migraine headaches. There is some debate about how to classify these recurrent pain syndromes such as migraine—whether they are acute or chronic pain, or both. 

Be sure to have your child or teen seen by a heatth care provider or mental health professional for signs or symptoms of depression, persistent anxiety, recurrent pain, persistent behavlorat changes, or tf they have difficulty maintaining their routine schedules. 

The attractions of enabling patients to manage their own analgesics rather than be dependent on others are obvious. In mild and moderate pain it is easy to provide tablets for this purpose, but in severe chronic and acute recurrent pain, e.g. terminal illness, postsurgical, obstetric, other routes are needed to provide speedy relief just when it is needed. Drug delivery S5rstems range from inhalation devices... 

Severe/recurrent pain or high/continuous fever may indicate serious illness... 

Dyspepsia—Literally means bad digestion, but refers to persistent or recurrent pain or discomfort centered in the upper abdomen. Symptoms may include epigastric pain, bloating, abdominal distention, postprandial fullness, early satiety, and nausea. 

Post embolization, immediate check angiography is indicated. It is important to perform pre and post contrast enhanced CT initially as the aneurysm will still contain contrast from the initial embolization for up to 4 weeks post procedure (Fig. 7.5d). Further CECT scans at 24 h, 1 week, 1 month and 3 months are indicated. CECT should also be performed anytime where there is recurrent pain or haematemesis. 

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