The evidence-based article took into consideration older adults with different comorbidities such as heart failure, end-stage renal disease, dementia, frailty, and cancer. Within each comorbidity, underlying factors that prohibit proper pain management were addressed along with medications that were appropriate for patients who exhibit a certain illness. For example, a patient with an impaired renal function may find it difficult to excrete drugs as quickly out of their system which could lead to a buildup of the drug in the system which causes over-sedation or further damage to bodily organs.
Pain, the fifth vital sign, is often difficult to assess. Pain becomes even more difficult to address in older adults, especially those who present
Pain, the fifth vital sign, is often difficult to assess. Pain becomes even more difficult to address in older adults, especially those who present