Cancer Pain ManagementDeborah B. McGuire, Connie Henke Yarbro Grune & Stratton, 1987 - 286 pages |
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Page 38
... symptoms appeared after a year , the diagnosis could be either radiation damage or tumor recurrence . Lumbosacral ... symptoms . Although pain was experi- enced by all the patients , it was the only symptom in 20 of the 85 patients ...
... symptoms appeared after a year , the diagnosis could be either radiation damage or tumor recurrence . Lumbosacral ... symptoms . Although pain was experi- enced by all the patients , it was the only symptom in 20 of the 85 patients ...
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... symptoms including weakness , sensory changes , and bowel and bladder dysfunction . Once neurological symptoms other than pain develop , the patient may progress very rapidly over a matter of hours or days to complete paraplegia . The ...
... symptoms including weakness , sensory changes , and bowel and bladder dysfunction . Once neurological symptoms other than pain develop , the patient may progress very rapidly over a matter of hours or days to complete paraplegia . The ...
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... symptoms . The entire syndrome has a variable time course in days that is particular to the drug involved . In contrast , precipitated withdrawal , or abstinence , results in an immediate , fullblown , considerably shorter , with ...
... symptoms . The entire syndrome has a variable time course in days that is particular to the drug involved . In contrast , precipitated withdrawal , or abstinence , results in an immediate , fullblown , considerably shorter , with ...
Contents
Prevalence and Profile of Pain | 21 |
Painful Complications of Cancer Diagnosis | 47 |
Issues in Cancer Pain Management | 69 |
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