Discussion:
Surgical, Pharmaceutical, Behavioral, & Cognitive Pain
Consider the following three cases of clinical pain:
Case 1: Various types of pain from a below-the-knee amputation resulting from diabetic neuropathy
Case 2: Acute pain from an abdominal hysterectomy
Case 3: Chronic headaches (non-migraine)
1. Comment on whether surgical, pharmaceutical, behavioral, and cognitive treatment methods would or would not be considered appropriate for each of the three clinical pain cases. Discuss and defend your answers.
2. Recommend an appropriate pain treatment plan employing one or more specific methods for each individual case. Describe each plan and provide support for your recommendations.
3. Discuss the benefits of having all four (surgical, pharmaceutical, behavioral, and cognitive) pain treatment methods available to chronic pain patients in a traditional hospital.
Write your answer/response in detail with examples and facts and figures using APA style of formatting, size 12, font Times new roman and answer must be single spaced