Erschienen in:
24.07.2019 | Editorial
From the Editors Desk: Introducing the JGIM Bottom Line Summary and Podcast
verfasst von:
Michael E. Bowen, MD, MPH, MSCS, William Fuller, MD, Devan Kansagara, MD, MCR
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 9/2019
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Excerpt
Mr. T is a 55-year-old male with left knee osteoarthritis and gradually worsening left knee pain that is not responsive to acetaminophen. He has a close friend Mr. B who takes opioid medications for his knee pain and says that they really help him make it through the day with less pain. Mr. T wonders if he would benefit from opioids as well. You know there is a recent trial that examined this question nested snugly in the 20-deep pile of journals serving as your home office doorstop. You recall a recent Times headline “non-opioid drugs work as well as opioids for arthritis pain,” but you do not know the details and feel embarrassed to describe only the headline to your patient.
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