Surgery 101

167. Anesthesia 101: Post-Operative Pain

Oct 14, 2015 · 20 min · 10.0 MB
0:00-20:07

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This week resident Danica Kindrachuk talks about Post-Operative Pain.

After listening to the podcast learners will be able to:

  • Understand the scope of pain surgical patients experience.
  • Explain the pathophysiology of acute pain.
  • List some benefits of proper post-operative pain control.
  • List the classes of drugs used for acute pain control.
  • List the indications, mechanism of action, and side effects of these drugs.
  • Understand the rationale for the use of non-pharmacologic therapies in pain control.