title: Treatment of pain in patients with complicating disorders: case report from Norway, with commentaries from Germany and Belgium.
abstract: A 70-year-old male with a history of bipolar disorder, alcohol misuse, and polyneuropathy is presented. His treatment was complicated by multiple drugs, and by instability and falls. The advantages and disadvantages and dosing considerations with short- and long-acting analgesics are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Norway. svewet@0us-hf.no
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wetterberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations