For optimum pain management:
a. withhold opioid treatment, where possible, to prevent development of tolerance
b. treatment should be given only on demand
c. step up doses using an analgesic ladder
d. treat the symptoms before examining the primary cause.
Answer: C
Analgesia
- Which of the following is an adjuvant analgesic/are adjuvant analgesics?
- Which mechanism is relevant to the analgesic action of aspirin?
- An overdose of opioids may be reversed with:
- Which is not considered to be a mechanism of action of opioid analgesics?
- Which drug is considered to be a weak opioid, used in mild to moderate pain?
- Which route of administration is best for patients with stable chronic pain?
- A pain caused by a compressed nerve may be described as:
- Which psychological factors may increase a person's tolerance to pain?