Improvements in the Technology of Pain Control Have Led to

question 29

Multiple Choice

Improvements in the technology of pain control have led to

• A) increased use of improved pharmacological pain-control techniques.
• B) a shift in the responsibility for pain control from the practitioner to the patient.
• C) increased acceptance of co-management of pain by the practitioner and the patient.
• D) state-of-the-art treatments for chronic pain becoming increasingly available at local clinics and hospitals.

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