Tag: Pain
Unenhanced CT 30 Percent Less Accurate Than Enhanced for ED Evaluation
Findings seen for adults presenting to the emergency department for abdominal pain
Transition to Long-Term Opioid Use High in Patients With Rheumatic Disease
Of those initiating opioids for the first time, patients with fibromyalgia made up the highest proportion of long-term opioid users
Study Explores Correlates of Pain Associated With Sickle Cell
Increased pain frequency seen in association with unemployment, female sex, depression
Chronic Pain Poses High Disease Burden in U.S. Adult Population
Incidence rates of chronic pain, high-impact chronic pain 52.4 and 12.0 cases per 1,000 person-years in 2020
Chronic Pain Disparity Seen Among Some Sexual Minority Populations
Adults identifying as bisexual or 'something else' have highest prevalence of chronic pain
Medical Cannabis Tied to Improved Health-Related Quality of Life
Improvement observed across a range of health conditions, mostly sustained over time
How Do Symptoms of Cystitis, Overactive Bladder Differ?
Bladder/pubic pain most bothersome symptom of interstitial cystitis, while urgency, daytime frequency most bothersome symptoms of overactive bladder
Medical Cannabis Effective for Pain Relief in Cancer
Pain relief better with THC:CBD balanced strains than THC-dominant and CBD-dominant strains
E-Health Self-Management Chronic Pain Program Beneficial
Increase in proportion of patients achieving ≥15 percent reduction in daily morphine equivalent dose, ≥2-point reduction in pain intensity
SPPADE Symptoms Common in Cancer Patients
Co-occurrence of symptoms also very common across cancer types
