A patient who has cancer reports pain as "burning" and "shooting" alternating with feelings of numbness and coldness. The nurse will contact the provider to discuss the use of which medica-tion?
a. Acetaminophen
b. Ibuprofen
c. Imipramine [Tofranil]
d. Oxycodone [OxyContin]
C
This patient is describing neuropathic pain, which results from injury to peripheral nerves. This type of pain responds poorly to opioid analgesics but does respond to adjuvant analgesics, which include antidepressants such as imipramine. Acetaminophen and ibuprofen are used for mild no-ciceptive pain, and oxycodone is used for more severe nociceptive pain.
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