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Buprenorphine Pain Management Education at UCSF

WEBButrans™: Pain indication. 5/7.5/10/15/20mcg/hr doses, and may prescribe up to two 20mcg patches concurrently. 5mcg/hr Butrans™ is equivalent to 9-13 OME/day, …

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Types of Pain Pain Management Education at UCSF

WEBThe common definition of mixed pain is a pain with “an overlap of nociceptive and neuropathic symptoms”. Pain syndromes that have been discussed to represent mixed …

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Gabapentin (Neurontin) Pain Management Education at …

WEBGabapentin is indicated for: Neuropathic pain caused by postherpetic neuralgia. Adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures with or without secondary generalization. …

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Acute vs. Chronic Pain Pain Management Education at …

WEBFindings from a comprehensive scoping review of research into pre-registration pain education for health professionals. Pain 2018, 159, 2146–2158. Treede, Rolf-Detlef, et …

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Managing Pain Yourself Pain Management Education at …

WEBThere is a reason that the first step in management of chronic back pain is physical therapy. For most patients, there is an imbalance in posture or musculature that leads to pain in …

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Interventional Pain Management

WEBInterventional pain management, or interventional pain medicine, is a medical subspecialty of pain medicine that diagnoses and treats pain with minimally invasive interventions …

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Types of Pain Pain Management Education at UCSF

WEBColic. Angina. Pancreatitis. Neuropathic Pain. Neuropathic pain is caused by damage to peripheral or central nerves. Neuropathic pain very frequently later develops into a form …

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Chronic Back Pain Pain Management Education at UCSF

WEBThe lifetime prevalence in the US is by some estimate 65-80%, and a substantial 10-40% of patients develop symptoms lasting for greater than six weeks. Risk factors for lower …

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

WEBCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP) is a biobehavioral, evidence-based treatment for chronic pain that effects physiological changes via cognitive, …

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Chronic Abdominal Pain Pain Management Education at UCSF

WEBCentral Abdominal Pain Syndrome is best treated with diet, exercise and ensuring mental health. Without a clear etiology, medication management leaves a lot to be desired. …

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Older Adults Pain Management Education at UCSF

WEBThe use of pain medication in older adults is associated with a higher risk of complications and adverse events. Common barriers to effective pain management include: clinician …

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Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA)

WEBDivide that amount by 3 for hourly dose. Divide that amount by 3 again for demand dose allowable every 20 minutes. Example: Patient requires 9 mg of IV morphine over 60 …

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Frequently Asked Questions about Pain Management

WEBIndividual UCSF Health ambulatory practices have guidelines for referencing on when and how to taper opioids, screen for substance use disorders, or stop full agonists and …

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Equity In Pain Management Pain Management Education at UCSF

WEBLabor Pain. In one study, compared with non-Hispanic White patients, Black (OR 0.78 [95% CI, 0.74–0.83]) and White/Hispanic (OR 0.85 [95% CI, 0.78–0.93]) were less likely to …

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Liver Dysfunction Pain Management Education at UCSF

WEBManaging pain in patients with liver disease is particularly challenging for several reasons: 1. There are potential harms associated with many of the common classes of analgesics …

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Pain in Palliative Care Pain Management Education at UCSF

WEBPain management in palliative care must distinguish between chronic, non-malignant pain and pain due to progressive and life-limiting illness, such as advanced cancer, as the …

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Pain Management in the Pregnant Patient

WEBOverview. Pain Management in the pregnant patient is unique as every therapeutic intervention effects two patients at the same time. The goal of avoiding side effects, …

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Treating Pain with Heat and Cold

WEBIndications: Heat: Topical heating methods may provide benefit for several painful conditions, but especially useful for treatment of muscle tension or spasms (e.g., back, …

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Aromatherapy Pain Management Education at UCSF

WEBOverview. Aromatherapy is part of a complementary or integrative approach used to promote comfort or enhance well-being. Essential oils used for aromatherapy are made …

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