Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Pain with a Focus Directed at the Geriatric Patient
| Autor: | Diana S. Barkin, Stacy J. Barkin, Robert L. Barkin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Geriatrics
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Creatine metabolism Pain medication MEDLINE Pain Creatine Geriatric patient Chronic disease Diabetic Neuropathies Rheumatology Geriatric population Treatment plan Chronic Disease Physical therapy medicine Humans Pharmacokinetics business Geriatric Assessment Aged |
| Zdroj: | Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 33:1-31 |
| ISSN: | 0889-857X |
| Popis: | Twenty percent to 50% of geriatric noninstitutionalized patients are victimized by pain that can result from multiple chronic medical and psychiatric diseases. This article discusses recognizing the barriers that the clinician encounters in evaluating pain in geriatric patients, taking a pain and pain medication history, and establishing a treatment plan to address the patient's experience of pain. It discusses dosage modifications appropriate for the geriatric population and reviews the drugs available to alleviate pain. |
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