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How would you advise a CKD patient who asks about oral NSAIDs for management of chronic pain if they have a contraindication to taking acetaminophen?

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Nephrology · Penn Medicine Cherry Hill

This depends on the severity of the CKD/eGFR, age, course of disease, available alternatives to NSAIDs, severity of pain and impact on QoL, frequency with which NSAIDs might be taken. I have advised patients whose QoL is adversely affected by pain to take occasionally if needed but to keep to minimu...

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