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Pain Management In The Post-Acute And Long-Term Care Setting

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Published: November 2012
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  • Key Points 
  • Tables 
    • Atypical Opioid Oral Analgesics
    • Adjuvant Analgesic Medications
    • Topical Analgesics 
    • Approximate Equianalgesic Dosing and Usual Starting Doses for Selected Pure Opioid Agonists 
  • Steps
    • STEP 1: Is pain present?
    • STEP 2: Have the characteristics and likely causes of pain been adequately defined? 
    • STEP 3: Provide appropriate interim treatment for pain
    • STEP 4: Perform a pertinent history and physical examination
    • STEP 5: Are the cause(s) of pain identified?
    • STEP 6: Perform further diagnostic testing, as indicated
    • STEP 7: Have the probable cause(s) of pain been identified?
    • STEP 8: Obtain additional evaluation or consultation as necessary
    • STEP 9: Have the probable cause(s) of pain been identified?
    • STEP 10: Summarize the characteristics and causes of the patient’s pain and assess the impact of pain on function and quality of life
    • STEP 11: Adopt a patient-centered interdisciplinary care plan
    • STEP 12: Set goals for pain relief
    • STEP 13: Implement the care plan
    • STEP 14: Reevaluate the patient’s pain
    • STEP 15: Adjust treatment as necessary
    • STEP 16: Is pain controlled?
    • STEP 17: Monitor the facility’s performance in the management of pain 

 

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The Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association is the only medical specialty society representing the community of over 50,000 medical directors, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other practitioners working in the various post-acute and long-term care (PA/LTC) settings.

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This resource is for informational purposes only, intended as a quick-reference tool based on the cited source guideline(s), and should not be used as a substitute for the independent professional judgment of healthcare providers. Practice guidelines are unable to account for every individual variation among patients or take the place of clinician judgment, and the ultimate decision concerning the propriety of any course of conduct must be made by healthcare providers after consideration of each individual patient situation. Guideline Central does not endorse any specific guideline(s) or guideline recommendations and has not independently verified the accuracy hereof. Any use of this resource or any other Guideline Central resources is strictly voluntary.

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