| Description |
x, 334 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Compact clinical guide series |
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Compact clinical guide series.
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| Contents |
The problem of acute pain -- Standards, guidelines, practice statements, and the Joint Commission Standard for Acute Pain Management -- The art and science of pain assessment -- Assessment tools for acute pain -- Assessing pain in specialty populations -- Medication management with nonopioid medications -- Opioids analgesics -- Coanalgesics for additive pain relief -- The effect of opioid polymorphisms and patient response to medications -- Complementary and integrative therapies for pain management -- Perioperative pain management -- Patient-controlled analgesia -- Epidural analgesia -- Regional techniques for postoperative pain relief -- Chronic pain patients with acute pain -- Sickle disease -- Patients with active use or a history of substance abuse -- Abdominal pain -- Emergency room, trauma, and critical care patients with pain |
| Summary |
This book provides much-needed guidelines that are presented in an easy- This systematic format for quick access to core concepts on acute pain management. It is designed to help busy practitioners accurately assess pain in a variety of patient populations, and select patient-appropriate medications and interventions to achieve optimal pain management for adult patients. -- |
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Intended for use in primary care, internal medicine, and acute- and longterm care settings, this book covers the topics of acute pain assessment, both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options, current information From national guidelines, along with regional anesthesia techniques, patient-controlled analgesia, and epidural pain management. -- |
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Key Features: -- |
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-Offers important new perspective on combination use of pain scales to accurately predict individual pain management needs for more customized and effective management -- |
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-Delivers information on how to treat acute pain in hospitalized patients who also suffer from chronic pain and substance abuse -- |
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-Offers new information on opioid polymorphisms and their surprising effect on pain medication effectiveness -- |
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-Includes a special chapter on managing pain in difficult-to-treat patient populations -- |
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This is an essential reference for primary care providers in clinics, hospitals, specialty care, and critical care to assess pain in general populations and provide tips for performing pain assessment on patients with acute pain. --Book Jacket |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pain -- Treatment.
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Analgesia.
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Pain -- drug therapy.
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Acute Disease -- therapy.
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Analgesics -- therapeutic use.
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Evidence-Based Medicine.
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| LC no. |
2010050800 |
| ISBN |
9780826105493 (paperback) |
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0826105491 (paperback) |
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