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Pain Management Teaching 665

Pain Management
Patient was instructed on pain management. Acute pain such as occurs with trauma, often has a reversible cause and may require only transient measures and correction of under lying problem. In contrast, chronic pain often results from conditions that are difficult to diagnose and treat.

Last updated November 13, 2017

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