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2021 (Greystone Books) ISBN. 978-1-77164-716-8. Pain and Prejudice: How the Medical System Ignores Women and What We Can Do About It is a 2019 non-fiction book by Gabrielle Jackson. The book chronicles Jackson's experiences living with endometriosis and adenomyosis and tracks a history of women's health care, specifically in relation to pain.
Gender-biased diagnosing is the idea that medical and psychological diagnosis are influenced by the patient's gender. Several studies have found evidence of differential diagnosis for patients with similar ailments but of different sexes. [1] Female patients face discrimination through the denial of treatment or miss-classification of diagnosis ...
Undertreatment of pain is the absence of pain management therapy for a person in pain when treatment is indicated. [citation needed] Consensus in evidence-based medicine and the recommendations of medical specialty organizations establish the guidelines which determine the treatment for pain which health care providers ought to offer. [1]
The International Association for the Study of Pain ( IASP) is an international learned society promoting research, education, and policies for the understanding, prevention, and treatment of pain. [1] IASP was founded in 1973 under the leadership of John J. Bonica. [2] Its secretariat, formerly based in Seattle, Washington, is now located in ...
Terminology. Myocardial infarction (MI) refers to tissue death ( infarction) of the heart muscle ( myocardium) caused by ischemia, the lack of oxygen delivery to myocardial tissue. It is a type of acute coronary syndrome, which describes a sudden or short-term change in symptoms related to blood flow to the heart. [22]
Intractable pain. Intractable pain, also called intractable pain syndrome ( IPS ), is a severe, constant, relentless, and debilitating pain that is not curable by any known means and which causes a house-bound or bed-bound state and early death if not adequately treated, usually with opioids and/or interventional procedures.
Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage." [1]
Treatment Cognitive behavioral therapy. The most effective current treatment for some medically unexplained symptoms is a combination of therapeutic approaches tailored to the individual patient. Most MUS patients are in need of psychotherapy, relaxation therapy and physiotherapy under medical supervision.