The Rita Allen Foundation has provided a special award for early-career leaders in basic pain research whose work holds high potential for uncovering new pathways to improve the treatment of chronic pain.The Foundation has awarded annually two grants or more in the amount of $150,000 over three years to early-career investigators pursuing innovative research that […]
QUESTION OF THE MONTH/VISUAL PEARLS/POLLS OF THE MONTH
NOVEMBER 2024 POLL OF THE MONTH
NOVEMBER 2024 QUESTION OF THE MONTH
A 30-week gestational age 1-day-old neonate with moderate neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) is in the NICU showing signs of agitation, poor feeding, and sleep disturbances. The pain service is consulted for nonpharmacologic recommendations to help with her symptoms. According to available literature, which of the following techniques are recommended as first line therapy for the treatment of NOWS?
A. Start around the clock morphine
B. Prescribe as needed acetaminophen and avoid opioids
C. Use the eat, sleep, console approach
D. Provide acupressure/acupuncture prior to other therapy
E. Place a clonidine patch and recommend as needed morphine
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