Which of the following is a recommendation from the CDC regarding the use of opioid treatments for pain management?
a. Start with a high dose and then slowly decrease it over a period of a month.
b. Use alternative methods for pain management when possible (i.e., exercise and cognitive behavioral therapy).
c. Doctors should prescribe extended-release opioids over a long period rather than immediate-release opioids over a short period.
d. When a patient requests opioid treatment, the doctor should comply because the patient typically knows what is most likely to help them.
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
Explain why some paraphilias are considered by evolutionary psychologists to be "courtship disorders."
Answer:
Dr. Johnson is a behavior therapist. The techniques she uses are based upon the principles of:
A. classical and operant conditioning B. Freudian psychoanalysis C. attribution theory D. the medical model
For the following set of scores, what is the percentile for a score of 24? 22, 23, 19, 25, 26, 22, 19, 25, 22, 20, 21, 23, 23, 24, 18, 20, 22, 24, 21, 21, 20, 24, 22, 21, 23
a. 84th percentile c. 16th percentile b. 34th percentile d. 50th percentile
Which of these statements about the medulla oblongata is true?
a) It connects the brain and spinal cord. b) The medulla oblongata relays all communication between the brain and spinal cord. c) It coordinates complex autonomic functions. d) All of the listed responses are correct.