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breakthrough pain |
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breakthrough pain, a transient increase in pain intensity that occurs in patients with stable, baseline persistent pain. breakthrough pain Oncology Severe intermittent cancer pain that does not respond to the usual modalities–eg, opiates; BP may require anesthetic procedures–eg, nerve blocks, intraspinal infusions of analgesic medication, or
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Dr Portenoy said: "Cancer-related breakthrough pain is highly prevalent, presents a huge burden to patients and caregivers and increases the cost of care. If, however, the resident was on a Duragesic patch and had breakthrough pain during the observation period, then you would code the presence of pain on the MDS. Additional chapters cover depression, neuropathic pain, breakthrough pain, and bone pain. |
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