One of the more interesting parts of spending time on the pain management services was getting more comfortable using methadone. Methadone is a synthetic opioid (mu-receptor agonist) which was developed in Germany in the 1930s since there were predictions of opium shortages. Methadone has a very long duration of action (making it well-suited for recovering addicts) [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Chronic Pain’
June 25, 2008
Pain and palliation
Today was a rewarding day. I was called by a primary care team to assist with the care of a 25 year-old girl who is dying of cancer. This was a situation that, as unfortunate as it was, had been made more complicated by growing distrust on the part of the family. As the resident [...]
