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July 29, 2020 - doctors-and-dentists-still-flooding-us-opioid-prescriptions
Despite efforts to reduce opioid prescribing for pain … This news story shares concerns regarding how engrained the reliance
on medications for pain management … doctors-and-dentists-still-flooding-us-opioid-prescriptions
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states … issue/overprescribing-opioids-adults-dentists-us-2011-2015
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dependence-vs-pain
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September 01, 2015 - Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy
September 1, 2015
Kilpatrick CC. … Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy. PSNet [internet]. 2015. … Warning signs include pain that is localized, abrupt, constant, or severe, or pain that is
associated … Patients may actually present with right upper quadrant pain. … Emergency Department Visits for Chest Pain and Abdominal Pain: United States, 1999–2008.
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September 29, 2017 - Pain Management and Prescription Opioid-related Harms:
Exploring the State of the Evidence: Proceedings … September 29, 2017
Forstag EH; Committee on Pain Management and Regulatory Strategies to Address Prescription … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-management-and-prescription-opioid-related-harms-exploring-state- … evidence-proceedings
Efforts to ensure safe pain management in the context of the opioid epidemic have … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-abuse-chronic-pain-misconceptions-and-mitigation-strategies
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January 01, 2016 - Moreover, an analysis of new
prescriptions of long-acting opioids for chronic noncancer pain showed … One
was a well-intentioned, and increasingly patient-centered, focus on relieving pain. … the
enactment of policies designed to prompt clinicians and health care organizations to focus on pain … of pain as a "fifth vital sign," and the inclusion of pain-related questions on the HCAHPS [Hospital … For acute pain, CDC recommends limiting duration of therapy, generally to
one week or less.
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April 19, 2017 - Prognosis of undiagnosed chest pain: linked electronic
health record cohort study. … Prognosis of undiagnosed chest pain: linked electronic health record
cohort study. … A common
undiagnosed symptom in outpatient medicine is chest pain. … This retrospective cohort study compared
outcomes for three groups of patients with chest pain: those … or a verified noncardiac cause of chest
pain.
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June 24, 2020 - Medical bias: from pain pills to COVID-19, racial
discrimination in health care festers. … Medical bias: from pain pills to COVID-19, racial discrimination in health care
festers. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-bias-pain-pills-covid-19-racial-discrimination-health-care-festers … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-bias-pain-pills-covid-19-racial-discrimination-health-care-festers
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August 01, 2009 - year-old woman presented to an emergency department (ED) with 48 hours of nontraumatic left lower
back pain … She returned to the ED the following day with
increased back pain described as shooting and burning … The patient was unable to ambulate due to pain and developed nausea related to her
narcotic therapy. … The burden of neuropathic pain:
results from a cross-sectional survey. … Eur J Pain. 2006;10:127-135. [go to PubMed]
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December 06, 2017 - Interventions for the reduction of prescribed opioid use in
chronic non-cancer pain. … Interventions for the reduction of prescribed opioid use in chronic
non-cancer pain. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-reduction-prescribed-opioid-use-chronic-non-cancer-pain
Overuse … of opioids to treat chronic pain places patients at risk for adverse outcomes, including increased … effective interventions to
decrease prescription opioid use among patients with chronic noncancer pain
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September 04, 2019 - discusses how regulation, misinformation, and cultural beliefs influenced opioid
prescribing behaviors for pain … when-vital-sign-leads-country-astray-opioid-epidemic
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-opioid-dosing-and-prescribing-children-unintended-consequence-clinical-pain … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postoperative-opioid-prescribing-and-pain-scores-hospital-consumer-assessment-healthcare
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April 02, 2014 - Hamilton Acute Pain Service Safety Study: using root
cause analysis to reduce the incidence of adverse … Hamilton acute pain service safety study: using root cause analysis
to reduce the incidence of adverse … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hamilton-acute-pain-service-safety-study-using-root-cause-analysis-reduce … cause analysis was associated with substantial improvements in most
measured patient outcomes on acute pain … respiratory depression, severe hypotension, and pump programming errors decreased, but incidence of
severe pain
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June 20, 2018 - Patient-centered prescription opioid tapering in
community outpatients with chronic pain. … Patient-Centered Prescription Opioid Tapering in Community
Outpatients With Chronic Pain. … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-centered-prescription-opioid-tapering-community-outpatients-chronic-
pain … This prospective cohort study found that many outpatients treated at a chronic pain clinic were willing … The authors suggest that offering a voluntary gradual
opioid taper to patients with chronic pain may
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May 01, 2017 - Pain Med. 2016;17:85-98. [go to PubMed] 3. … But he was really debilitated by the pain. … They often feel better mentally, not just the pain. … They have generalized pain everywhere. … I think it actually harms some patients with pain.
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December 14, 2016 - Are physicians safely prescribing opioids for chronic
noncancer pain? … Are Physicians Safely Prescribing Opioids for Chronic
Noncancer Pain? … Pain Pract. 2016;16(3):370-83.
doi:10.1111/papr.12289. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-physicians-safely-prescribing-opioids-chronic-noncancer-pain-systematic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-physicians-safely-prescribing-opioids-chronic-noncancer-pain-systematic-review-current
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August 01, 2006 - Finally, calculate a rescue dose for breakthrough pain. … Principles of Analgesic Use in the Treatment of Acute Pain and
Cancer Pain. 5th ed. … Glenview, IL: American Pain Society; 2003.
3. Pain scales don't weigh every risk. … The Management of Acute Pain: A Practical Guide. … J
Pain Symptom Manage. 2001;21:397-406.
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May 22, 2017 - But he was really debilitated by the pain. … They often feel better mentally, not just the pain. … They have generalized pain everywhere. … I think it actually harms some patients with pain. … Pain Med. 2016;17:85-98. [go to PubMed] 3.
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June 15, 2016 - Opioid abuse in chronic pain—misconceptions and
mitigation strategies. … Opioid Abuse in Chronic Pain--Misconceptions and Mitigation Strategies. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-abuse-chronic-pain-misconceptions-and-mitigation-strategies
The … suggest enhanced use of monitoring mechanisms and alternative therapies to promote safer
methods of pain … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-abuse-chronic-pain-misconceptions-and-mitigation-strategies
https
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December 21, 2016 - The effectiveness and risks of long-term opioid therapy
for chronic pain: a systematic review for a … The effectiveness and risks of long-term opioid therapy for chronic
pain: a systematic review for a … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effectiveness-and-risks-long-term-opioid-therapy-chronic-pain-systematic … This
systematic review found that evidence supporting the use of long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effectiveness-and-risks-long-term-opioid-therapy-chronic-pain-systematic-review-national
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January 23, 2017 - Inappropriate opioid dosing and prescribing for children:
an unintended consequence of the clinical pain … Inappropriate Opioid Dosing and Prescribing for Children: An
Unintended Consequence of the Clinical Pain … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-opioid-dosing-and-prescribing-children-unintended-
consequence-clinical-pain … This
commentary explains how well-intentioned efforts to manage pain in children might have unintentionally … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-opioid-dosing-and-prescribing-children-unintended-consequence-clinical-pain
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February 01, 2007 - For example, gastrointestinal causes are not considered for a patient presenting with chest pain. … An example would be the patient with a dissecting aortic aneurysm whose chest pain is attributed to a … She says the pain is just like the pain she had when she had her peptic ulcer attack last year. … RW: So I enter "chest pain radiating to the back, shortness of breath, and fever." … It's that second stage, when we sayradiating pains from the neck, sweats, fever, and leukocytosis, where
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September 06, 2017 - Pain assessment and management standards for
hospitals.
September 6, 2017
R3 Report. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-assessment-and-management-standards-hospitals
Strategies to manage … pain safely have been reexamined in light of the opioid epidemic. … This report
highlights Joint Commission guidelines for pain assessment and management and outlines accreditation … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-assessment-and-management-standards-hospitals
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