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Opioid therapy in the 21st century

By: Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008ISBN:
  • 0195339495
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Introdcution to opioids; Overview of opioid-related terminology; Diagnosis and assessment of pain; Opioid pharmacology; Optimizing pharmacologic outcomes - drug selection, route selection, assessing and managing opioid side effects, principles of opioid rotation, individualization of therapy; Opioid therapy for cancer pain; Evidence for the use of long-term opioid therapy in persistent noncancer pain; Pre-opiod prescribing period; Identifying patients at risk for pain medication misuse; Potential documentation tools in long-term opioid therapy; Managing the risk of abuse, addiction, and diversion; Special populations - pediatric, geriatric, palliative care; Patients with a history of substance abuse; Resources
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Introdcution to opioids; Overview of opioid-related terminology; Diagnosis and assessment of pain; Opioid pharmacology; Optimizing pharmacologic outcomes - drug selection, route selection, assessing and managing opioid side effects, principles of opioid rotation, individualization of therapy; Opioid therapy for cancer pain; Evidence for the use of long-term opioid therapy in persistent noncancer pain; Pre-opiod prescribing period; Identifying patients at risk for pain medication misuse; Potential documentation tools in long-term opioid therapy; Managing the risk of abuse, addiction, and diversion; Special populations - pediatric, geriatric, palliative care; Patients with a history of substance abuse; Resources

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