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What are 3 risks associated with long term opioid therapy? - ANSWER-**Opioid use disorder, overdose, and death What is chronic pain (how many months or what other factor?) - ANSWER-> 3 months or past time of normal tissue healing T/f This guideline includes recommendations for active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end of life care - ANSWER-False T/F The CDC guidelines are recommendations not mandates - ANSWER-True What is the preferred method for chronic pain? - ANSWER-Non-pharm therapy and non-opioid pharm therapy. Opioids are NOT FIRST LINE!!!! When starting opioid therapy for chronic pain, prescribe what? - ANSWER-Immediate release opioids instead of extended release Evaluate risk with opioid dosage of X? Avoid increasing opioid dosage to > X? - ANSWER-- Evaluate risk with dosage to ≥50 morphine milligram equivalents (MME)/day, - Avoid increasing dosage to ≥90 MME/day or carefully justify a decision to titrate dosage to ≥90MME/day When do you evaluate benefits & harms w/ pts starting opioid therapy for chronic pain or dose escalation? How often after the initial eval do you continue to evaluate? - ANSWER-1-4 weeks every 3 months or more frequently What kind of opioid do you prescribe for acute pain? - ANSWER-Immediate-release opioids How long would you write a prescription for acute pain? - ANSWER-3 days or less Rarely more than 7 days is needed 4 risks of opioid OD? - ANSWER-Hx of OD Hx of substance use disorder Higher opioid dosages > 50 MME/day Concurrent BZD use T/F Avoid prescribing opioid pain med and BZDs concurrently - ANSWER-True