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Management of Pain in Patients at End-of-Life Junior Rotation in Hospice and Palliative Care

Overall message. Pain management is an essential component of comprehensive medical care. Pain requiring opiates in cancer >70% of advanced cases. Pain due to cancerOral thrush, HSVEsophagitisNeuropathic painRadiculopathy, plexopathyBone painMets, pathol. FracturesTumor massEtc.. Pain

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Management of Pain in Patients at End-of-Life Junior Rotation in Hospice and Palliative Care

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    1. Management of Pain in Patients at End-of-Life Junior Rotation in Hospice and Palliative Care This work was produced by the University of Maryland Palliative Care Educational Initiative, which is funded by an R25E grant from the NCI.

    2. Overall message Pain management is an essential component of comprehensive medical care

    3. Pain requiring opiates in cancer… …>70% of advanced cases Pain due to cancer Oral thrush, HSV Esophagitis Neuropathic pain Radiculopathy, plexopathy Bone pain Mets, pathol. Fractures Tumor mass Etc. Pain due to treatment Mucositis Esophagitis Neuropathy Neurotoxic drugs Bone pain Avascular necrosis, osteoradionecrosis Post surgical pain Etc.

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