Mild to moderate pain is an unspecific definition of pain, would prefer that we all used some sort of visual acuity scale (from last lecture) to quantify everything precisely—mild to moderate would fall between 0 and 5 on one of those scales. The mainstays of our analgesic therapy are found in the box on this page. Acetaminophen is known as Tylenol. Ibuprofen is generic for Advil and Motrin. Naproxen is known as Alleve, over the counter. You can see by the nomenclature that the ‘-prophens’ are related to a chemical class. How do they differ? Which one will be suitable for mild to moderate pain? . Always consider starting on the low end of the anti-inflammatory agents before prescribing a narcotic agent like hydrocodone which is an ingredient in Vicodin.
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