Procedural Pain Control Is Best Achieved with the Use of What

question 8

Multiple Choice

Procedural pain control is best achieved with the use of what strategies during the early phase (first 24-48 hours) of recovery in the patient with a major burn injury?

• A) Opioids alone
• B) Intravenous opioids used in combination with oral antidepressants
• C) Opioids (oral or intravenous) and guided imagery
• D) Small doses of intravenous opioids titrated to effect

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