| Description |
xxiii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Contents |
Physiology and pathophysiology of pain -- Getting to know your drugs -- Routes of analgesic and adjuvant administration -- Special problems with opioid use -- Pertinent practical points -- Acute pain, chronic pain, and the transition from one to the other -- Clinical assessment of pain -- Nonpharmacological pain management techniques -- Interventional techniques for chronic pain -- The pain clinic -- Perioperative pain -- Procedure-related pain -- Trauma pain -- Burn pain -- Obstetric pain -- Pain in children -- Special considerations for older people -- Complex regional pain syndromes -- Miscellaneous conditions requiring analgesia -- Legal aspects of prescribing opioids -- Appendix. Analgesics and adjuvants in pregnancy and breastfeeding -- Glossary |
| Notes |
Earlier ed. titled : Analgesic guidelines |
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Includes indexes |
| Subject |
Analgesics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Analgesics.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Mashford, M. L.
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Writing Group for Therapeutic Guidelines: Analgesic
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| ISSN |
1033-8810 |
| ISBN |
0975739395 |
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