Cancer Pain ManagementDeborah B. McGuire, Connie Henke Yarbro Grune & Stratton, 1987 - 286 pages |
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Deborah B. McGuire, Connie Henke Yarbro. PHARMACOLOGIC ACTIONS OF NARCOTIC ANALGESICS Central Nervous System Effects Narcotic analgesics exert their primary effect on the central nervous system . The precise biochemical mechanism by ...
Deborah B. McGuire, Connie Henke Yarbro. PHARMACOLOGIC ACTIONS OF NARCOTIC ANALGESICS Central Nervous System Effects Narcotic analgesics exert their primary effect on the central nervous system . The precise biochemical mechanism by ...
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... narcotic analgesic has been given . Nausea and vomiting are a common occurrence with the initial admin- istration of a narcotic analgesic . This effect may indirectly result from a central stimulation of the chemoreceptor trigger zone ...
... narcotic analgesic has been given . Nausea and vomiting are a common occurrence with the initial admin- istration of a narcotic analgesic . This effect may indirectly result from a central stimulation of the chemoreceptor trigger zone ...
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... narcotic analgesic . No single drug or procedure is always or almost always best for every patient . The final criterion , as with any treatment of pain is patient comfort . General guidelines for the use of a systemic analgesics in ...
... narcotic analgesic . No single drug or procedure is always or almost always best for every patient . The final criterion , as with any treatment of pain is patient comfort . General guidelines for the use of a systemic analgesics in ...
Contents
Prevalence and Profile of Pain | 21 |
Painful Complications of Cancer Diagnosis | 47 |
Issues in Cancer Pain Management | 69 |
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