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Here is some sample content from Pharmacologic Pain Management:

	PHARMACOLOGIC PAIN MANAGEMENT The physician should consider the following information when prescribing pain medication: What is the cause of the pain? Where is the pain? If the pain is cancer-related, what structures has the tumor invaded? How severe is the pain? What alternatives to medication have been tried and how effective have they been? Determining the correct and effective pain medication can sometimes be an art rather than a science. The process should be kept as simple as possible. The patient's history of analgesic use should be considered. For example, if the patient...
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	...and slept for hours after taking an average dose, the patient is highly sensitive to medications and should start with a lower dose. Conversely, if the patient has been taking every drug in the medicine cabinet without relief, a stronger narcotic or a higher dose will be needed. Most analgesics become effective once the concentration in the blood is high enough. For this reason, the physician may order a loading dose of the medication or a higher dose to raise the concentration to...