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Dear doctor, are there any medical conditions that cause pain which palliative care cannot always alleviate?

Q: dear doctor, are there any medical conditions that cause pain which palliative care cannot always alleviate?

: There are many, many conditions that cause different kinds of pain, and which palliative care cannot always alleviate. Specifics are needed to recommend a Diagnosis and course of treatment. In person Exam by a qualified Dr, labs, imaging and other data are needed to come to an educated conclusion.

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Dr. Yvette Kratzberg answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

There are many, many conditions that cause different kinds of pain, and which palliative care cannot always alleviate. Specifics are needed to recommend a Diagnosis and course of treatment. In person Exam by a qualified Dr, labs, imaging and other data are needed to come to an educated conclusion.

Dr Rhoads and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/6/2022

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A member asked:

Dear doctor, are there any medical conditions that cause pain which palliative care cannot always alleviate?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Yvette Kratzberg answered

Dr Rhoads and another doctor agreed

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