A patient is admitted to your unit with a diagnosis of end-stage prostate cancer. He is in intractable pain. What type of pain control could be considered at this point?
A) Pharmacologic
B) Alternative
C) Neurosurgical
D) Nontraditional
Ans: C
Feedback: In some situations, especially with long-term and severe intractable pain, usual pharmacologic and comfort methods of pain relief are ineffective. In those situations, neurologic and neurosurgical approaches to pain management may be considered. Options A and B are incorrect; a patient with end-stage prostate cancer would have already had pharmacologic and alternative pain-control management. Option D is incorrect; nontraditional pain-control measures would already have been tried by the time this patient is admitted with intractable pain.
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