Common Chronic Pain Conditions 1 PHN, PDPN, TGN course for Nurses
This session describes the common chronic pain conditions of post-herpetic neuralgia, painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy, HIV-related and AIDS-related pain and trigeminal neuralgia.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Identify the features of neuropathic pain in patients
- Describe the aetiology and pathophysiology of conditions that may cause neuropathic pain
- List the potential treatments appropriate to the management of conditions that may cause neuropathic pain
Post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) and painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PDPN) are the most common neuropathic conditions encountered in clinical practice and the prevalence of patients with PHN and PDPN is increasing due to an increase in disease prevalence.
Since qualifying from Bangalore University, India in 2002, Vinay has worked in the specialties of general medicine, emergency medicine and anaesthetics and he is now working as a Fellow in pain medicine.
Vinay has completed advanced training in pain medicine and has a specialist interest in neuropathic and uro-genital pain.
Vinay is a content author with the e-PAIN project.
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