Question 4 · LEK · Pain treatment
The Doloplus-2 scale is a method of measuring pain:
- A. in geriatric patients with impaired cognitive functions.
- B. in children.
- C. in mechanically ventilated patients.
- D. in every patient after injury.
- E. in none of the above patient groups.
Hint
This behavioural pain scale was designed for patients who cannot reliably self-report pain because of dementia.
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