2023 UP Conference: Pain Management Post-Test

Prescription drugs are unlikely to be abused, compared to illicit drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

White and Native /Indigenous Americans are more at risk than Hispanic and Black/African Americans.

The “third wave” of opioid deaths was largely attributed to synthetic opioids such as Fentanyl and Tramadol.

Deaths due to opioids increased nearly 300% from 2001-2016.

A & C.

Types of pain include nociceptive, nociplastic, and neuropathic.

Factors that influence pain include personality, gender, and emotional distress.

Family history and past medical history are unimportant in assessing pain.

A functional assessment is a critical component of pain assessments.

A, B, and D.

Methadone is the only approved medication for opioid dependence.

MAT is underutilized.

MAT, in conjunction with counseling, decreases mortality, opioid use, and HIV and hepatitis C transmission.

Face-to-face care is more effective than telepsychiatry.

MAT from SUD treatment facilities is more effective than MAT from primary care-based models.

B & C.

Opioid analgesics

Antidepressants

Anticonvulsants

Corticosteroids

All of the above

Biofeedback

Acupuncture

Physical therapy

Counseling

All of the above