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Pain Management Part II: Managing Expectations and Exploring Treatment Options

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1.  According to Relieving Pain in America (2011), improving care for patients in pain requires:
  1. education on causes and effects of pain
  2. offering a range of treatments to obtain relief
  3. consider chronic pain as a biopsychosocial disorder
  4. All of the above
2.  Catastrophizing behavior is characterized by:
  1. positivity
  2. optimism
  3. helplessness
  4. none of the above
3.  Comfort interventions include using:
  1. technical skills
  2. coaching
  3. replication of pain
  4. Both A and B
4.  When considering the importance of expectation management and adherence to a pain treatment plan setting realistic expectations are:
  1. time-consuming
  2. important
  3. a poor use of clinician time
  4. ineffective
5.  Which of the following is NOT a realistic pain management expectation?
  1. injuries are painful
  2. pain will be 100% relieved
  3. medication responses vary by individual
  4. must have balance between safety and comfort
6.  How can we improve patient adherence to pain management plans?
  1. encourage belief and motivation to stick to the plan
  2. develop strategies to overcome practical barriers
  3. use complex terminology to explain the plan
  4. Both A & B
7.  What is a recommended pain treatment and prescribing guideline?
  1. Start with opioid medications
  2. Encourage non-pharmacological therapies
  3. Guarantee relief of all pain
  4. Both B & C
8.  The 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids suggest:
  1. Opioids are first line treatment for patients in pain
  2. Using the highest effective dose tolerated by the patient
  3. Evaluating benefits and harms frequently
  4. Prescribe opioids and benzodiazepines to best control pain
9.  Multimodal pain management therapy is:
  1. A safe and effective method manage pain
  2. Uses only pharmacological treatment
  3. Emphasizes combination therapy to effectively treat pain
  4. Both A & C
10.  Non-pharmacologic pain interventions:
  1. Allow the patient to play an active role in their care
  2. Can be used in combination with pharmacological therapy
  3. Are individualized based on the patient’s diagnosis
  4. All of the above

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