Cancer Pain ManagementDeborah B. McGuire, Connie Henke Yarbro Grune & Stratton, 1987 - 286 pages |
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Page 75
... improve pain care for patients with severe , chronic pain of terminal illness . 4. Fear of patients becoming dependent on narcotics is unfounded in the context of terminal illness . 5. The American College of Physicians accepts its ...
... improve pain care for patients with severe , chronic pain of terminal illness . 4. Fear of patients becoming dependent on narcotics is unfounded in the context of terminal illness . 5. The American College of Physicians accepts its ...
Page 95
... improve mood and relieve depression in selected patients . The analgesic effects of these drugs are believed to be ... improving pain control . Polypharmacy without thought- ful consideration of a patient's unique pain problems , however ...
... improve mood and relieve depression in selected patients . The analgesic effects of these drugs are believed to be ... improving pain control . Polypharmacy without thought- ful consideration of a patient's unique pain problems , however ...
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... improved because of the relief of pain . Psychological state improved because less energy was wasted on the ... improve control of pain . If the patient received parenteral narcotics using PCA , a quick determination of total ...
... improved because of the relief of pain . Psychological state improved because less energy was wasted on the ... improve control of pain . If the patient received parenteral narcotics using PCA , a quick determination of total ...
Contents
Prevalence and Profile of Pain | 21 |
Painful Complications of Cancer Diagnosis | 47 |
Issues in Cancer Pain Management | 69 |
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