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Treating Pain in Medically Fragile Children
Manage episode 501226299 series 3533994
Link for MOC Credit Coming soon for this grand rounds talk episode!
In this episode, Rachel Vandermeer, MD, reviews pain assessment and treatment for children with medical fragility, focusing on altered pain pathways, common pain sources, and the need for multimodal, individualized plans.
Practical recommendations include careful opioid use, gabapentinoids, clonidine for dysautonomia, prevention strategies around procedures, bowel regimens, and close outpatient follow-up to manage chronic neuro-agitation safely.
100 episodes
Treating Pain in Medically Fragile Children
Pediatrics Now: Cases Updates and Discussions for the Busy Pediatric Practitioner
Manage episode 501226299 series 3533994
Link for MOC Credit Coming soon for this grand rounds talk episode!
In this episode, Rachel Vandermeer, MD, reviews pain assessment and treatment for children with medical fragility, focusing on altered pain pathways, common pain sources, and the need for multimodal, individualized plans.
Practical recommendations include careful opioid use, gabapentinoids, clonidine for dysautonomia, prevention strategies around procedures, bowel regimens, and close outpatient follow-up to manage chronic neuro-agitation safely.
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