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October 13, 2018 - This news story shares concerns regarding how engrained the reliance on medications for pain management … unintended consequences: changes in opioid prescribing practices for postsurgical, acute, and chronic pain … January 11, 2023
Effects of state opioid prescribing laws on use of opioid and other pain … She sued his pain doctors—a rare challenge over an opioid dose reduction. … December 1, 2021
The pain was unbearable. So why did doctors turn her away?
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December 21, 2022 - From heart disease to IUDs: how doctors dismiss
women’s pain.
December 21, 2022
Bever L. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/heart-disease-iuds-how-doctors-dismiss-womens-pain
Gender and racial bias … This story focuses on women who
have experienced harm due to their pain concerns being marginalized … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/heart-disease-iuds-how-doctors-dismiss-womens-pain
https://psnet.ahrq.gov … breast-cancer-treatment-delays-socioeconomic-and-health-care-access-latent-classes-black-and
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/gender-biases-estimation-others-pain
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March 31, 2021 - of two children saw her primary care physician (PCP) for recurrent bouts of post-prandial abdominal pain … The patient's pain continued, sometimes leaving her writhing on the floor, and was unrelieved by opioids … In patients with acute abdominal pain, it is important to assess for atherosclerotic risk factors and … Patients with chronic mesenteric ischemia complain of recurrent episodic post-prandial abdominal pain … dietary changes, and recurrent episodic postprandial pain.
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April 04, 2018 - Pain states, the opioid epidemic, and the role of
radiologists. … Pain States, the Opioid Epidemic, and the Role of Radiologists. … Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2018;22(3):20. doi:10.1007/s11916-018-0672-x. … multidisciplinary approaches to prevent misuse of pain medications. … , with an emphasis on low back pain.
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March 30, 2022 - Effects of state opioid prescribing laws on use of opioid
and other pain treatments among commercially … Effects of state opioid prescribing laws on use of opioid and
other pain treatments among commercially … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-state-opioid-prescribing-laws-use-opioid-and-other-pain-treatments … explored the association between state opioid prescribing laws and trends in opioid and nonopioid pain … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-state-opioid-prescribing-laws-use-opioid-and-other-pain-treatments-among-commercially
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March 08, 2023 - Evaluation of policies limiting opioid exposure on opioid
prescribing and patient pain in opioid-naive … Evaluation of policies limiting opioid exposure on opioid
prescribing and patient pain in opioid-naive … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-policies-limiting-opioid-exposure-opioid-prescribing-and-patient-
pain-opioid-naive … opioid prescription doses, fewer opioid prescription refills, and less patient-reported discharge pain … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-policies-limiting-opioid-exposure-opioid-prescribing-and-patient-pain-opioid-naive
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February 01, 2007 - RW: So I enter "chest pain radiating to the back, shortness of breath, and fever." … searches all the
documents looking to match the terms in the query: chest pain, shortness of breath, … Physicians in the near
future will not have to type in "chest pain, fever, shortness of breath," but … radiating pains from the neck, sweats, fever, and leukocytosis, where have I seen this before?
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June 01, 2012 - She was taking propoxyphene or hydrocodone at home for pain. … Chronic pain is common in dialysis patients; approximately 50% experience chronic pain, with 82%
reporting … this pain as moderate or severe in intensity.(1) Given the high prevalence of chronic pain,
effective … Neuropathic pain is particularly common in dialysis patients, and identifying this
type of pain results … Opioid dependence and addiction during opioid treatment of chronic pain.
Pain. 2007;129:235-255.
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April 08, 2020 - Pain Alleviation Toolkit. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-alleviation-toolkit
Communication and shared decision-making are fundamental … modules for providers
that outline practice and communication strategies to help with postoperative pain … materials in the kit focus on safe medication disposal and instructions for tracking pre- and post-surgery
pain … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-alleviation-toolkit
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/i-think-medicine-actually-killed-my-wife-patient-and-family-perspectives-shared-decision
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July 15, 2021 - A diagnostic time-out to improve differential diagnosis in
pediatric abdominal pain. … A diagnostic time-out to improve differential diagnosis in pediatric
abdominal pain. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-time-out-improve-differential-diagnosis-pediatric-abdominal-pain … increase the frequency of documented
differential diagnosis in pediatric patients admitted with abdominal pain … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-time-out-improve-differential-diagnosis-pediatric-abdominal-pain
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September 01, 2014 - A Lot of Pain (Medications)
September 1, 2014
Herzig SJ. A Lot of Pain (Medications). … pain. … pain and its relationship to the patient's chronic pain complaint is crucial. … pain. … Clin J Pain. 2003;19:286-297. [go to PubMed]
9. Levy MH. Pharmacologic treatment of cancer pain.
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September 01, 2013 - Breakthrough pain may be a reality in cancer pain, but is generally not a part of non-cancer pain.(1) … pain service was consulted. … in chronic
non-cancer pain: Part 2–Guidance. … Pain. 2004;109:514-519. [go to PubMed]
14. … Pain. 2008;138:440-449.
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August 25, 2021 - The pain was unbearable. So why did doctors turn her
away?
August 25, 2021
Szalavitz M. …
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The opioid … epidemic has contributed to uncertainties for pain management patients that result in harm. … This
article discusses how an endometriosis patient was unable to get prescriptions to manage her pain … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-was-unbearable-so-why-did-doctors-turn-her-away
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July 14, 2021 - Racism in pain medicine: we can and should do more. … Racism in pain medicine: we can and should do more. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racism-pain-medicine-we-can-and-should-do-more
Systemic racism in healthcare … This
commentary outlines an “inside-out” approach to fostering antiracism in pain medicine and suggests … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racism-pain-medicine-we-can-and-should-do-more
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October 13, 2018 - Prescription opioids are commonly used to manage surgical and non-surgical pain but misuse of opioids … months of chronic use, regardless of whether the opioid was prescribed for surgical or non-surgical pain … 2020
Evaluation of policies limiting opioid exposure on opioid prescribing and patient pain … February 23, 2022
Effects of state opioid prescribing laws on use of opioid and other pain … unintended consequences: changes in opioid prescribing practices for postsurgical, acute, and chronic pain
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April 24, 2018 - Pain Med. 2019;20(1):103-112. doi:10.1093/pm/pnx304. … Pain Med . 2019; 20 (1) :103-112 .
View more articles from the same authors. … Patients prescribed high doses of opioids for acute pain are at increased risk of developing long-term … Pain Med. 2019;20(1):103-112. doi:10.1093/pm/pnx304. … April 17, 2019
An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain patients co-prescribed
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March 03, 2021 - A woman’s laborious search uncovered the probable
cause of her searing abdominal pain. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/womans-laborious-search-uncovered-probable-cause-her-searing-abdominal-
pain-getting-doctor … This piece shares the story of a patient whose efforts to identify the cause of her pain were
hampered … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/womans-laborious-search-uncovered-probable-cause-her-searing-abdominal-pain-getting-doctor … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/womans-laborious-search-uncovered-probable-cause-her-searing-abdominal-pain-getting-doctor
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November 16, 2022 - Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when initiating opioids for pain … Strategies to Identify Patient Risks of Prescription Opioid Addiction When Initiating Opioids for Pain … Strategies to Identify Patient Risks of Prescription Opioid Addiction When Initiating Opioids for Pain … December 19, 2017
Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain. … May 31, 2017
Are physicians safely prescribing opioids for chronic noncancer pain?
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February 02, 2022 - The overprescribing of opioids for postsurgery pain can increase the potential for opioid dependence … to the problem and outlines efforts to address the issue while enabling clinicians to provide safe pain … Evaluation of policies limiting opioid exposure on opioid prescribing and patient pain … unintended consequences: changes in opioid prescribing practices for postsurgical, acute, and chronic pain
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February 26, 2025 - From Pain Relief to Risk: A Case of Suspected Opioid
Overdose in a Pediatric Patient
February 26, 2025 … From Pain Relief to Risk: A Case of Suspected Opioid Overdose in a
Pediatric Patient. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pain-relief-risk-case-suspected-opioid-overdose-pediatric-patient
The … selecting the appropriate dosing and duration of
opioid therapy for postoperative pain. … Clin J Pain. 2016; 32(3): 187-195. [
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5. US Food & Drug Administration.