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An older patient has severe osteoporosis and a collapsed vertebra. She is in constant pain and receives relief only from taking a narcotic painkiller, four times a day, which is addictive.

For your initial post, answer the following:

Should the physician supply enough medication to provide relief or only enough pills for the patient to take when she is experiencing pain that she absolutely cannot bear? Think this through and formulate questions that might help you decide what stance to take.
Also, what medical and legal requirements will you need to fulfill as a medical assistant or medical biller?

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The physician should supply only enough pills for the patient to take when she is experiencing pain that she absolutely cannot bear.

Pain management using narcotics

Osteoporosis is a disease condition that occurs due to prolong lack of calcium leading to diminished bone density, early bone loss. One of the symptoms is severe pain.

Collapsed vertebrae occurs when vertebral body in the spine collapses, which can lead to severe pain, deformity and loss of height.

As a physician, to put the patient in the most comfortable state is the top most priority. Therefore, the occuring severe pain needs to be managed.

Strong pain killers are used and an example is the narcotics. However, an individual can become addicted to narcotics, therefore, the use of the drugs should be regulated and taken only when necessary.

As a medical assistant or medical biller would have to fulfill legal requirements such as:

  • writing a prescription of the drugs

  • Writing the exact dosage that should be given to the patient at a time and with date.

Learn more about narcotics here:

https://brainly.com/question/25894447

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