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Treating Pain in Medically Fragile Children
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Treating Pain in Medically Fragile Children
FACULTY:
Rachel Vandermeer, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician with Dell Children's in Austin, Texas,
OVERVIEW:
In this episode of Pediatrics Now, Rachel Vandermeer, MD, reviews pain assessment and treatment for children with medical fragility, focusing on altered pain pathways, common pain sources, and the need for multimodal, individualized plans.
Practical recommendations include careful opioid use, gabapentinoids, clonidine for dysautonomia…
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