| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 834 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Introduction to Pain Management, Historical Perspectives, and Careers in Pain Management -- Multidisciplinary Approach to Pain Management -- Anatomy and Physiology -- Anatomic and Physiologic Principles of Pain -- Acute and Chronic Mechanisms of Pain -- Clinical Principles -- Assessment of Pain: Complete Patient Evaluation -- Diagnostic Imaging in Pain Management -- Pharmacology -- Opioids: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics -- Opioids: Basic Concepts in Clinical Practice -- Nonopioid Analgesics in Pain Management -- Alternative and Herbal Pharmaceuticals -- Importance of Placebo Effect in Pain Management -- Non-pharmacologic Management of Pain -- Psychological and Psychosocial Evaluation of the Chronic Pain Patient -- Interventional Pain Management -- Functional Restoration of Patients with Pain -- Occupational Therapy in Client Centered Pain Management -- Acupuncture -- Nursing Perspective on Pain Management -- Post-surgical Pain Management |
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Acute Pain Management -- Pain Management for Trauma -- Regional Anesthesia Techniques -- Principles of Ultrasound Techniques -- Labor Pain Management -- Chronic Pain Management -- Neuropathic Pain -- Ischemic and Visceral Pain -- Fibromyalgia, Arthritic, and Myofascial Pain -- Head, Neck, and Back Pain -- Headache -- Management of Cancer Pain -- Ethics in Pain Management and End of Life Care -- Additional Topics -- Pediatric Pain Management -- Managing Pain in the Addicted Patient -- Management of Oro-dental Pain -- Drug Formulary for Pain Management -- Appendix Multiple Choice Questions |
| Summary |
Essentials of Pain Management is a concise, evidence-based guide that stresses a multidisciplinary approach to pain and provides a thorough review of clinical principles and procedures. Edited by faculty from Yale and Harvard Medical Schools, Essentials provides a practical approach to pain management for every type of pain management practitioner. Features: * Extensive case vignettes illustrating specific pain management challenges and solutions * Multiple-choice questions with detailed answers useful for exam preparation * In-depth discussions of palliative medicine, end-of-life care, physical therapy and acupuncture, behavioral therapy, and pediatric and elderly pain * A formulary of commonly used drugs for an easy go-to reference for every office * Special considerations for nurses and dentists From career choices in pain management to the specific drugs, procedures, and therapies that can alleviate pain, Essentials of Pain Management is a valuable resource for all pain management practitioners |
| Analysis |
geneeskunde |
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medicine |
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volksgezondheid |
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public health |
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anesthesie |
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anaesthesia |
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pijn |
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pain |
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neurologie |
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neurology |
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Medicine (General) |
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Geneeskunde (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pain -- Treatment.
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Pain Management
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Pain Management.
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MEDICAL -- Pain Medicine.
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Médecine.
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Pain -- Treatment
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vadivelu, Nalini.
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Urman, Richard D.
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Hines, Roberta L.
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Kunnumpurath, Sreekumar
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| ISBN |
9780387875798 |
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0387875794 |
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0387875786 |
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9780387875781 |
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