Tables

Tables

Table 1. Effect of cancer pain on quality of life

Table 2. Barriers to cancer pain management

Table 3. Initial pain assessment

Table 4. Metastases to the skull

Table 5. Common cancer pain syndromes due to peripheral nerve injury

Table 6. Common causes of abdominal pain

Table 7. Assessment of mucositis

Table 8. Advantages and disadvantages of pain therapies

Table 9. Dosing data for acetaminophen (APAP) and NSAIDs

Table 10. Dose equivalents for opioid analgesics in opioid-naive adults and children >e; 50 kg body weight

Table 11. Dose equivalent for opioid analgesics for opioid-naive children and adults <50 kg body weight

Table 12. Intraspinal drug delivery systems

Table 13. General comments and cautions regarding the use of opioid analgesics

Table 14. Adjuvant analgesic drugs for cancer pain

Table 15. Drugs and routes of administration not recommended for treatment of cancer pain

Table 16. Patient education program content

Table 17. Sources of information for patients and their families

Table 18. How to find local support groups

Table 19. Nerve Blocks

Table 20. General principles of management for painful procedures

Table 21. Pharmacologic agents for management of procedural pain

Table 22. Checklist for assessing adequacy of pain management in children

Table 23. Risk factors that predispose cancer patients to depressive disorders

Table 24. Suicide risk factors in cancer patients with pain