For Which Reason Would the Physician Not Order a Narcotic

question 4

Multiple Choice

For which reason would the physician not order a narcotic agonist analgesic when a patient has abdominal pain of undetermined origin?

• A) A narcotic is too strong to use in undetermined pain.
• B) It will make it difficult to diagnose the cause of the pain.
• C) Narcotics are very addicting.
• D) Undetermined pain will respond better to nonnarcotic medications.

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