Journal of opioid management
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Editorial Case Reports
Interventional treatment of back pain in a patient with cancer.
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To describe the pharmacokinetics of hydromorphone (HM) and its primary metabolite hydromorphone-3-glucuronide (H3G) both on and off dialysis in relation to the pharmacodynamic measurements of pain. ⋯ HM may be a safe and effective opioid for use in selected hemodialysis patients.
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We aimed to study the effects of perineural tramadol on both sensory and motor conduction of ulnar nerve by electroneurography (ENG). ⋯ Tramadol has a brief local anesthetic-like action when administered to ulnar nerve perineurally.
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To determine the influence of prior opioid use on the diagnostic validity of controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks in the diagnosis of facet joint involvement in chronic spinal pain. ⋯ Overall, this evaluation demonstrated that current or prior opioid use is not associated with interference of the validity of controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks in diagnosing spinal facet joint-related pain.