Kot: A cat will tremble or shiver when it is in extreme pain

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A Comparison of the Psychometric Properties of PROMIS Computer Adaptive Tests and Short Forms Vs Legacy Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients.. Background Traditionally used PROMs evaluating total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have large measurement error and limited measurement range. Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) has theoretical possibilities to overcome these limitations. This study evaluates the psychometric properties of PROMIS vs legacy PROMs in TKA patients. Methods 210 patients were included from 3 orthopaedic departments. Patients completed a questionnaire twice in a 2-week interval, including 2 PROMIS Computer Adaptive…

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Assessment of acute pain in cats: signs, tools and limitations. Recent advances in pain assessment in companion animals represent a tenacious, painstaking and time-consuming dedication to improving animal welfare. Attitudes and knowledge about pain assessment, particularly in cats, have changed dramatically in the past few decades, representing a very obvious shift to prioritising analgesia, which is important from an ethical and humane standpoint. Time for training and practising pain assessment must be created in the veterinary team, to ensure consistency for intervention and improving practice. Adopting pain assessment as one of the ‘vital signs’ in the hospitalised patient evaluation is…

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