Chronic Pain Is a Complex Problem

question 10

Multiple Choice

Chronic pain is a complex problem. Some specific strategies to deal with it include:

• A)Telling the patient to "let pain be your guide" to using treatment therapies
• B)Prescribing pain medication on a "pro re nata" (PRN) basis to keep the amount used as low as possible
• C)Scheduling return visits on a regular basis rather than waiting for poor pain control to drive the need for an appointment
• D)All of the above

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