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Assessing a patient with pain
Pain and Analgesia
Understanding pain
Assessing a patient with pain
Overview of assessing a patient with pain
Determining the onset and timing of pain
Location of pain
Description of pain
Patient-reported pain severity
Factors that aggravate pain
Factors that relieve pain
Impact of pain on a patient’s function
Medication history
Examining a patient with pain
Performing investigations in a patient with pain
Additional considerations when assessing pain in children and adolescents
Additional considerations when assessing pain in older people
Additional considerations when assessing pain in people with impaired cognition
Additional considerations when assessing pain in people with known or suspected substance misuse
References
General principles of acute pain management
Nonpharmacological management of acute pain
Pharmacological management of acute pain
Pain management in specific populations
Procedural sedation and analgesia
The transition from acute to chronic pain
General principles of chronic pain management
Psychological techniques for managing pain
Physical activity and managing chronic pain
Social connection and chronic pain
The role of analgesics in chronic noncancer pain
Invasive procedures to manage chronic pain
Managing specific pain syndromes
Drugs used for pain
Assessing a patient with pain
Published
December 2020
Overview of assessing a patient with pain
Determining the onset and timing of pain
Location of pain
Description of pain
Patient-reported pain severity
Factors that aggravate pain
Factors that relieve pain
Impact of pain on a patient’s function
Medication history
Examining a patient with pain
Performing investigations in a patient with pain
Additional considerations when assessing pain in children and adolescents
Additional considerations when assessing pain in older people
Additional considerations when assessing pain in people with impaired cognition
Additional considerations when assessing pain in people with known or suspected substance misuse
