[Answered]: A patient with trigeminal neuralgia has moderate…

A patient with trigeminal neuralgia has moderate to severe burning and shooting pain. In helping the patient to manage the pain, the nurse recognizes what about this type of pain? a. Treatment includes the use of adjuvant analgesics b. Will be chronic in nature and require long-term treatment c. Responds to small to moderate around-the-clock doses of oral opioids d. Can be well controlled with salicylates or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) a. Damage to peripheral or cranial nerves causes neuropathic pain that is not well controlled by opioid analgesics alone and often includes the adjuvant use of tricyclic antidepressants or antiseizure drugs to help inhibit pain transmission. Salicylates and NSAIDs are not effective for the intensity of neuropathic pain