Recognizing Radiation Therapy as Both Cause and Treatment for Cancer Pain
A review of the relationship between cancer, pain, pain management, and radiotherapy.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
CDC Updates Recommendations for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
Benefits and risk of all treatment options should be considered in the context of patient circumstances
Risk-Benefit of Opioids, Other Analgesics Prescribed in ED Unclear
Opioids no more effective than NSAIDs or local, systemic anesthetics for musculoskeletal pain, may carry higher risks for harms
Opioid Rx Down for Chronic Noncancer Pain, Cancer Pain in US Adults
Declines in opioid prescribing outpacing increases in receipt of nonopioid therapies
Acupuncture May Speed Kidney Stone Pain Relief in Emergency Settings
Acupuncture can be considered an optional adjunctive pain treatment for acute renal colic, according to investigators.
Opioid Use in Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma Quantified
Pain requiring opioids is more common among patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma compared with a matched control group of patients without cancer, a study found.
Doctors May Under-Prescribe Pain Meds During Night Shifts
Physicians less likely to prescribe an analgesic during night shifts versus daytime shifts
One in 10 Pain Meds Make It Through Development Process
More drugs with high abuse potential made it through the development process than new drugs with low abuse potential
A Man With Worsening Abdominal and Pelvic Pain
A 60-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus type 2 presented to the emergency department with 3 weeks of worsening lower abdominal and pelvic pain. On arrival, he was febrile (38.9˚C) with a white blood cell count of 20,000. He had tachycardia and was hypotensive. He was stabilized with fluid resuscitation. A computed tomography…
Local Interventions Can Reduce Opioid Rx After Urologic Surgery
A systematic review and meta-analysis show direct interventions have a greater impact on opioid prescribing than indirect interventions
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