This program will examine the three major groups of medications used to treat and manage pain: non-opioids, opioids, and adjuvants. It will also examine pain's etiology and expected treatment cycle. Using this approach, it classifies pain as: acute, chronic non-malignant, and chronic malignant.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
~ Describe the uses of non-opioid pain medications.
~ Explain the uses of opioid pain medications.
~ Describe the uses of adjuvant medications.
~ Explain the differences between acute, chronic and chronic malignant pain.
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