Which of the Following Statements Is True About Age and Pain

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about age and pain?

A) Use of drugs that depend heavily on the renal system for excretion may require dosage adjustments in very young children.
B) Among the NSAIDs, indomethacin is the preferred drug because of lower adverse effects profiles than other NSAIDs.
C) Older adults who have dementia probably do not experience much pain due to loss of pain receptors in the brain.
D) Acetaminophen is especially useful in both children and adults because it has no effect on platelets and has fewer adverse effects than NSAIDs.