1. Pain Management in Patients with Hepatic Impairment
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Amir Soumekh and Adam C. Ehrlich
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medicine.medical_specialty ,education.field_of_study ,Cirrhosis ,Exacerbation ,business.industry ,Hepatic impairment ,Population ,Pain management ,medicine.disease ,Gastroenterology ,Acetaminophen ,Liver disease ,fluids and secretions ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,In patient ,business ,education ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Liver disease/cirrhosis affects an estimated 4.5–9.5 % of the overall population (Lim and Kim, Clin Liver Dis 12:733–774, 2008). As a pain management physician, it is very important to treat patients with medications that will not cause exacerbation or progression of their liver pathology.
- Published
- 2015
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