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The Elderly with Dementia
Pain management in elderly patients, especially elderly patients with dementia, presents unique challenges. As studies have shown in the past, this particular group’s pain is often under-treated due to cogniti...
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Intubated Patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
The patient who is intubated in the critical care unit is often difficult to manage for several reasons. They are often unstable, with variable hemodynamic swings and develo** organ dysfunction, therefore th...
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Needs of Special Populations
As with any insidious disease, the treatment of cancer pain represents a significant challenge, particularly when managing patients at the extremes of age and/or the cognitively disabled. Unfortunately, inadeq...
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Benefit to Burden Ratio in Treating Cancer Pain
When assessing and treating patients with cancer-related pain, it is important to consider the benefit to burden ratio whenever medical interventions or medications are offered. This will help ensure that ever...
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Patients with Cancer Pain
A comprehensive assessment of the oncology patient with pain relies on a thorough history and physical, including an evaluation of biological, psychosocial and functional factors. Consideration should also be ...
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Vitamin Infusion Therapy
Vitamin deficiencies have long been associated with various painful conditions, such as abdominal pain in the case of vitamin B deficiency or soft tissue pain in vitamin C deficiency. However, vitamins have al...
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Anesthesia Residents Preferentially Request Operating Room Case Assignments with Complex Cases
Self-directed learning is associated with knowledge and performance improvements, increased identification and amelioration of knowledge gaps, and heightened critical appraisal of available evidence. We develo...
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Supplemental Online Pharmacology Modules Increase Recognition and Production Memory in a Hybrid Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Curriculum
Problem-based learning (PBL) presents unique challenges to longitudinal disciplines such as pharmacology. A curricular supplement (PharmWeb) was created to increase pharmacology knowledge, increase surface lea...
