Evaluation and Management of Pain (Part 1): Acute Pain

Evaluation and Management of Pain (Part 1): Acute Pain

Urgent message: Urgent care providers have a clinical, legal, and moral obligation to provide appropriate treatment for patients with pain. The first article in a two-part series addresses strategies for managing acute pain. TRACEY Q. DAVIDOFF, MD The interpretation of pain by patients is very subjective and not easily measured. That makes management of pain in the urgent care setting difficult. Current pain scales are often inaccurate or not truly reflective of a patient’s real …

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