Types of pain:
(1) abdominal pain or cramping
(2) arthralgia (joint pain)
(3) bone pain
(4) chest pain (non-cardiac and non-pleuritic)
(5) dysmenorrhea
(6) dyspareunia
(7) earache (otalgia)
(8) headache
(9) hepatic pain
(10) myalgia (muscle pain)
(11) neuropathic pain (includes jaw pain, neurologic pain, phantom limb pain, post-infectious neuralgia or painful neuropathies)
(12) pain due to radiation
(13) pelvic pain
(14) pleuritic pain
(15) rectal or perirectal pain (proctalgia)
(16) tumor pain (onset or exacerbation of tumor pain due to treatment)
(17) other
NOTES:
(1) Arthritis (joint pain with signs of inflammation) is graded in the "Musculoskeletal" category.
(2) Dysuria is graded in the "Renal/Genitourinary" category.
(3) Tumor flare is graded in the "Syndrome" category.
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Severity
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Clinical Features
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Grade
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no pain
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0
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mild
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does not interfere with function
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1
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moderate
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pain or analgesics interfere with function but do not interfere with activities of daily living (ADL)
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2
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severe
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pain or analgesic severely interfere with activities of daily living
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3
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<extreme>
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disabling
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4
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where:
• Extreme pain is not listed in the criteria, but can be found with other measures of pain intensity.
