feifeibei,我说了你别生气。
晚期肿瘤的病人,在麻醉镇痛药上不应该如此限制,对这类病人的治疗目的本身就是晚期安抚和镇痛,担心他们考虑所谓上瘾不上瘾的问题是没有意义的。除非病人接受吗啡会导致呼吸抑制,否则就应该定时定量给予。
我和wuximm所指的病人,是没有肿瘤等严重疼痛的而对于止痛药过度依赖。
我们在国内的时候,对于止痛药物的训练和知识不够,一味严厉控制,这固然避免了成瘾的可能性,但是也让很多真正需要止痛的病人承受了不必要的痛苦。
另外,"just hated deal with such patients",对晚期肿瘤病人似乎不太应该持这种态度。
我知道你马上也要加入match的队伍,以上的话只是对事不对人,以后你会看到中美医疗的差别,希望你不要介意。
feifeibei 发表评论于
I met a late stage lung cancer patient back in China. I was on call that night and he complained pain somewhere ( I forgot). I gave him one dose of morphine. 2 hours later he ask for morphine again. I was surprised how quick can a patient become addict to the drugs. I said no to him, then he became extremly angry kept bothering me for the whole night. I just hated to deal with these patients.
落花飘零 发表评论于
definitely not that bad in china, because controlled substances were strictlly prescribed by doctors, patients suffered more but in some way, it's better.
wuximm 发表评论于
This is a typical drug seeker case, you did right. Don't feel you are obligated to write any controlled substance, you document every story she told you for your own protection and suggest her to see a drug counseler or go to detoxication clinic. We encount a lots of similar problems as well in the residency training program. You have to learn to say "no". I wonder if the drug seeking problems in China are as severe as here.