Follow the Latest Thinking when Treating ACUTE Pain in Chronic Opioid Patients

December 2016

Treating ACUTE pain in postsurgical and trauma patients on CHRONIC opioids can be challenging.

These patients often need large opioid doses to control pain...which can exceed the "comfort zone" of many clinicians.

Consider these strategies when choosing pain regimens.

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Table of Contents

Acute Pain Follow the Latest Thinking when Treating ACUTE Pain in Chronic Opioid Patients
Heart Failure Don't Add Tolvaptan (Samsca) to Improve Diuresis in HF Patients
Immunology Stick to Lower Infusion Rates for Renal Patients Receiving Carimune NF
Insulin Think of Basaglar as a New BRAND of Insulin Glargine...NOT a Generic for Lantus
Gout Consider a Corticosteroid Over an NSAID for Acute Gout
Pregnancy Evaluate Pregnant Women for VTE Risks on Admission
Cancer Add Non-Opioids for Bone and Neuropathic Pain in Cancer Patients
Statins Start Appropriate Diabetes Patients on a Statin
Adverse Events Document Excipient Allergies in the EHR
Diabetes Feel Comfortable Holding NON-Insulin Diabetes Meds in Type 1s
Supplements Feel Comfortable Holding Turmeric on Admission