Pain Management Week 5 Assignment 1
The medical field has a variety of pain management options that are available for doctors to give out to patients who need it every day. On a day to day basis we all know that we deal with some kind of physical pain. It’s easy for a physician to know what physical pain is because it is something that can be categorized in terms of acute or chronic. Chronic pain is based on the duration of pain beyond three months after an acute injury. Although, acute pain can be resolved but chronic pain must be managed and will have a different challenge to the patient and physician. After they have checked you out and asked about your physical pain, they usually ask what your pain scale is which has to deal with the intensity…show more content… The neuropathic pain though is something that is not likely because it is damage to the peripheral nervous system or the central nervous system or both. This is ultimately described as the sharp, electric, or burning pain.
It is important to have effective pain management at the end of someone’s life which applies to the concept of total pain. Although opioids are often to be said that they are the medication of choice for the end-of-life pain. They are safe and effective for treatment of patients with moderate to severe pain, and they also have side effects that can definitely be managed effectively. It is said though that there are myths that limit the use of opioids. Many medical professionals such as physicians try to avoid using opioids because they fear the addiction of their patients. Opioids just like many other pain medications have side effects like nausea, sedation and pruritus which are common but only temporary. Pain management is important but not everyone wants to use it.
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