FINALS SAQ 95: PHANTOM LIMB PAIN

00:00 You are called to see a 25-year-old man who suffered a traumatic below knee amputation 24 hours ago. He is using patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with intravenous morphine and was comfortable until two hours ago, when he started to experience severe pain. a) Why might his pain control have become inadequate? (5 marks) 1:02 b) How would you re-establish optimal pain control? (6 marks) 1:42 c) Which factors would suggest that this patient has phantom limb pain (PLP)? (3 marks) 2:04 d) What further pharmacological options are available for managing PLP? (6 marks) 3:19 Postamputation pain Disclaimer: No copyright infringement intended, all data belongs to its rightful owners. For educational purposes only Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use. Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @foreverlearninganaes