Pain Management

Pain Management

Clinical Fundamentals
Module Summary

This module covers the basic anatomy behind pain, overall pain assessment, and the management of both acute and cancer related pain. It also addresses the different classes of pharmacologic agents used to treat pain, the etiologies of head and neck pain and the differences in evaluation and treatment in pediatric, elderly and substance abuse patients.

Module Learning Objectives 
  1. Descibe the basic anatomy behind pain.
  2. Explain the assessment of a patient in pain.
  3. Discuss the management of acute pain.
  4. Give examples of the management of cancer pain.
  5. Recognize the basic classes of pharmacologic agents used to treat pain.
  6. Summarize the major etiologies of head and neck pain.
  7. Review the evaluation and treatment of the pediatric patient, the elderly patient, and the substance abuse patient.
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