pain medication

collocation in English

meaningsofpainandmedication

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pain
noun[C or U]
uk
/peɪn/us
/peɪn/
a feeling of physical suffering caused by injury ...
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medication
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌmed.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌmed.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
a medicine, or a set of medicines or drugs, used to improve a particular condition ...
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(Definition ofpainandmedicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Patients may fear becoming addicted topainmedication.
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When is the amount ofpainmedicationtoo much to be merely medicating pain?
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Requestingpainmedicationhe refused all other treatment including surgery and radiation treatment.
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I would like lots ofpainmedicationeven if it could bring on my death.
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Legally, a designated surrogate has the authority to refusepainmedicationon the patient's behalf, but is it ethically defensible?
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Young residents who are present may ask their mentors if they should administer greater amounts ofpainmedication.
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For example, several physicians noted that differences in the use ofpainmedicationwere more often related to patient age rather than race.
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Is it reasonable, however, for the surrogate to have the authority to refuse consent forpainmedicationand/or other supportive care?
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When other involved physicians orderpainmedicationfor suffering, dying patients, the doctor in question reduces the dose by half or discontinues the order.
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By validating their concerns and helping to dispel myths about pain andpainmedication, we can empower them to actively participate in their own pain management.
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First, a good hospice nurse would immediately address the patient's pain and agony with whatever means available, including sedatingpainmedicationif that were the only resort.
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It reducespainmedicationand side effects.
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Symptomatic treatment can include wound care, elevation, andpainmedication.
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Withoutpainmedication, labor displays the woman's strength and responsibility.
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Chronicpainmedicationis for alleviating long-lasting, ongoing pain.
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Painmedicationmay also be administered if necessary.
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At 5- 6 months before death, 55% of women were either on nopainmedicationor medication generally used for mild pain; only 9% were using the highest intensity regimen.
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Yoga participants also had a drop of 80% inpainmedicationuse.
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I had to do a lot of that sequence high onpainmedication!
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He has stated that he never tookpainmedicationfor this injury.
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Worldwide, nearly 80 percent of people with cancer receive little or nopainmedication.
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Others fear thatpainmedicationwill make the fetus weak and unhealthy.
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Early treatment options includepainmedication, alternative therapies such as acupuncture, and suppression of ovarian function.
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Doctors will prescribepainmedicationand prophylactic antibiotics to the patient.
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