Pain Management Doctors - Treatment corner stone
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What is a primary challenge in personal injury cases regarding pain?

  • Quantifying the financial cost
  • Determining the cause of the pain
  • Proving the existence and extent of pain (correct)
  • Choosing the right pain medication

What is the role of pain management in the treatment of personal injury patients?

  • To provide psychological counseling
  • To act as urgent/emergency care provider
  • To coordinate with insurance companies
  • To evaluate and treat the pain (correct)

Why are medical records important in personal injury cases?

  • To provide a history of past illnesses
  • To prove the patient's pain and its relation to the incident (correct)
  • To detail the patient's family medical history
  • To list the patient's allergies

What should be ensured for the first medical report in a personal injury case?

<p>It includes all complaints from the medical intake (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why should clients avoid taking over-the-counter medications before their pain management appointment?

<p>To ensure accurate pain assessment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of treatments might pain management recommend as conservative care?

<p>Physical therapy and pain medication (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an invasive treatment recommended by pain management?

<p>Epidural Injections (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of referrals from pain management in personal injury cases?

<p>They hold more value and validity as specialized recommendations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does pain management use to determine the specialist referral and MRI recommendations?

<p>The client's complaints and needs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If your client started treating with a Pain Management doctor for the duration of the case he should never see another Pain Management.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Pain evidence in personal injury

Demonstrating the existence and severity of pain in a personal injury case.

Pain management role

Evaluating and treating pain in personal injury cases.

Medical records' importance

Medical records show the connection between the injury and the patient's pain.

First medical report

Initial report including all patient complaints during intake.

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OTC medication before pain appt

Avoid OTC meds before pain management appointment to get an accurate pain assessment.

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Conservative pain treatment

Non-invasive treatments like physical therapy and pain medication.

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Invasive pain treatment

Procedures like epidural injections.

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Referral significance

Pain management referrals have high value due to specialized knowledge.

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Pain mgmt referral decisions

Pain management specialists use patient complaints to determine referrals and tests, like MRIs.

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Pain Management Doctor - One time only

A client should be able to see other specialists during the course of a case, even if they started with a Pain Management doctor

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