How to set boundaries with chronic pain patients.
While a collaborative relationship is optimal for pain management, there may be times when saying No is the best treatment. This review--and easy-to-use "decision tree"--can help with both.
Anesthesiology/Pain Clinic; Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center; Chicago, IL, USA.
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D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003663:Decision Trees; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D006853:Hydrocodone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009020:Morphine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D018570:Risk Assessment
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000082:Acetaminophen; D006853:Hydrocodone; D009020:Morphine