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Pain Assessment Tools Commonly Used in Critically Ill Patients

NRS-101 (0 to 100 scale) 100 Worst pain imaginable
0 No pain Severe No pain ______________________________________________________________________________________ Worst pain imaginable

Numeric Rating Scales (NRS) NRS Verbal (0 to 10 scale) 0 No pain 10 Worst pain imaginable Moderate

Mild
Verbal Descriptive Scale Visual Analog Scale

None
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