Lecture 15 - Chronic Pain Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three types of ACEs
A
abuse, neglect, household dysfunction
2
Q
What are challenges to chronic pain
A
- overlap with trauma, mental health and addiction
- challenging for patients and clinicians
- barriers to trust
- many different approaches
3
Q
What are different interventions for chronic pain
A
antidepressants, counselling, exercise, rubefacients
4
Q
How are opioids effective for chronic pain
A
good for 4 weeks but not longer
5
Q
When is urine toxicology ordered
A
- to confirm the presence of divertible medications
- motivational tool to positively reinforce pts with substance use disorders
- to determine a specific drug is used by a patient at a point in time
6
Q
What does divertible mean
A
any prescribed medication that could be misused, sold, stolen ect
