Pain
Breakthrough Pain
Breakthrough Pain
Breakthrough Pain
Breakthrough_Pain
C1135120
C9203
Intense increases in pain that occur with rapid onset even when pain-control medication is being used. Breakthrough pain can occur spontaneously or in relation to a specific activity.
Many people with chronic cancer-related pain experience intermittent flares of pain that can occur even though a person is taking analgesic medications on a fixed schedule for pain control. These severe flares of pain are called breakthrough pain because the pain "breaks through" the regular pain medication.
Sign or Symptom
breakthrough pain