title: Acute pain management.
abstract: Analgesic regimens should be based on sound clinical data and tailored to the individual patient's needs. The combination of specific agents for selected syndromes and traditional analgesics allows safe pain relief to be achieved for most emergency patients.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, Division of Emergency Medicine, PA 15213 USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Yealy
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D003085:Colic / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D014653:Vascular Headaches / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal