1. Compounds containing aspirin or acetaminophen with or without codeine and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are useful for pain control during the acute phase. 2. At his and other centers, patients get help with such common problems as pain control, pressure sores, spasms, bladder function, sexuality and reproduction. 3. Advances in pain control for terminally ill patients weaken the case for assisted suicide to escape pain, he suggested. 4. But Morrison and Siu found that the patients with dementia did not receive good pain control. 5. Hospice doctors and nurses have explored better pain control, using megadoses and combinations of drugs that are off the charts in most pharmacology textbooks. 6. Instead, a double-barrelled approach to pain control often works best. 7. Medical experts say that the ill-preparedness of doctors is not the only factor preventing proper pain control. 8. Mero said careful screening for factors such as depression, inadequate pain control and financial pressures will prevent the abuses that Doerflinger fears. 9. On a more practical plane, many doctors say that patient requests for suicide often reflect poor pain control, depression, or inadequate support for the dying. 10. Researchers interviewed women nationwide about waiting time, pain control, and confidentiality. |