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Jan 4, 2018
Jan 4, 2018
11 min
Guest: David C. Patchett, D.O.
Host: Tracy McCray
Episode 4 of 10: Family practitioner, Dr. David Patchett, from Mayo Clinic in Arizona shares the additional challenges associated with prescribing opioids to special populations, and discusses how and when to reassess a patient’s therapy. How do you know when to taper a patient? What are the symptoms of opioid withdrawal and how can you mitigate them?
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Episode transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pxsjez/Ep_18-Opioid_Edition_4_Treating_Special_Populations_Situations.pdf