A patient newly diagnosed with cancer reports having pain at a level of 7 to 8 on a scale of 10 . Which type of pain management will be used initially to treat pain in this patient?
a. Acetaminophen [Tylenol]
b. Ibuprofen [Motrin]
c. Nonpharmacologic measures
d. Opioid analgesics
D
Traditionally, patients have been given opioid analgesics only after a trial with nonopioids has failed. NCCN guidelines recommend selecting drugs based on pain intensity, even in newly diagnosed patients. Patients reporting pain in the 4 to 10 range should be given an opioid.
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