Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia - Worsening Pain in Opioid-Dependent Patients

Abstract

Patients with chronic opioid use are commonly treated in the emergency department (ED). Opioid-induced hyper- algesia occurs in patients consuming opioids chronically and is a paradoxical response o f increased pain with opioid administration. It is difficult to diagnose and is often underrecognized, and therapies are unconventional. We report a case of a young service member with chronic pain and opioid use who presented to the ED with opioid- induced hyperalgesia.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA615093

Entities

People

  • Shawn M. Varney
  • Vikhyat S Bebarta

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Addiction
  • Analgesia
  • Analgesics
  • Disease Attributes
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Addiction
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Information Operations
  • Ketamine
  • Military Medicine
  • Opioids
  • Pain
  • Surgery
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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