Page 525 Acute Pain Management

RWS Red Wedge Scale
SACD subacute combined degeneration
SC subcutaneous
SCI spinal cord injury
SF‐36 Short Form 36 of Medical Outcomes Study
SHORE Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation
SIP Sickness Impact Profile
SL sublingual
SNP single nucleotide polymorphism
SPID summed pain intensity difference
SR slow‐release
SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
SUNCT Short‐lasting Unilateral Neuralgiform headache attacks with Conjunctival
injection and Tearing
TCA tricyclic antidepressant
TdP Torsades de Points
TEA thoracic epidural analgesia
TENS transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
THC tetrahydrocannabinol
T max time to reach maximum serum concentration
TNF tumour necrosis factor
TNS Transient Neurological Symptoms
TOTPAR total pain relief
TRP transient receptor potential
TTH tension‐type headaches
US ultrasound
USP United States Pharmacopeia
VAS visual analogue scale
VDS verbal descriptor scale
VNRS verbal numerical rating scale
VPL ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus
VPM ventral posteromedial nucleus of the thalamus
VR virtual reality
VZV varicella‐zoster virus
WMD weighted mean difference

ABBREVIATIONS

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