Breakthrough Pain: Treatment & Causes
Brief overview Description: Seizure-like episodes of extreme pain due to an existing disease associated with pain (e.g. cancer) Treatment: Fast-acting strong painkillers (“rescue drugs”); supplementary therapy with physiotherapy, for example Causes: Often unknown cause; pain peaks may be signs of a worsening of the underlying disease; end-of-dose pain when the maximum dosage of a painkiller … Breakthrough Pain: Treatment & Causes
