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Anaesthesia | Pain | Step II: Appropriate Clinical Use of Weak Opioid/Paracetamol Combinations

Speciality
Medical Doctors
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Subject matter expert
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Provider
eIntegrity

Step II: Appropriate Clinical Use of Weak Opioid/Paracetamol Combinations
Session Overview
Description
This session will provide a rationale for the prescription of analgesia for patients with moderate acute pain.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

  • Give examples of clinical conditions causing mild to moderate pain
  • Compare the use of fixed and variable drug combinations
  • List the choice of weak opioid and paracetamol combinations
  • Recognize which patient groups require altered doses or avoidance of paracetamol
  • Identify the adverse effects of different options
  • Describe the efficacy of paracetamol-codeine combinations

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should have a basic knowledge of:

  • The anatomy and basic neurophysiology of the Nociceptive Pathways
  • Assessment of pain severity
  • Pharmacological treatments – including paracetamol and opioids
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) pain ladder
  • The concept of multimodal analgesia and its components
Modules this course belongs to
Certificate
Type
Delivery
Title
Anaesthesia | Pain | Step II: Appropriate Clinical Use of Weak Opioid/Paracetamol Combinations
Interest Areas / Topics Covered
Anesthetics, Pain management, Pain Management and Palliative Care
Location
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Location
Online
Posted By
eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
Reference
Anaesthesia (e-LA) (eIntegrity), e-LA Module 05a - Pain, 05a_08_07 Step II: Appropriate Clinical Use of Weak Opioid/Paracetamol Combinations
Price:
$19.00
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