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

(1) Severe intermittent cancer pain that does not respond to the usual modalities—e.g., opiates—and may require anesthetic procedures—e.g., nerve blocks—intraspinal infusions of analgesic medication, or neuroablation
(2) A transitory flareup of pain in the setting of chronic pain managed with opioids. Breakthrough pain is related to a tumour or effects of therapy, or rarely, neither

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 neuroablation

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