Diseases

Breakthrough Pain

Acute pain that comes on rapidly despite the use of pain medication.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Acute pain that comes on rapidly despite the use of pain medication.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Breakthrough Pains
  • Pains, Breakthrough

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Pain (1989-2011)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Breakthrough Pain. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059390. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059390
  2. Breakthrough Pain. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10503880