Description
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the modern clinical management of acute and chronic pain syndromes. It not only presents information in a clinically illuminating format, but in a manner that is cognizant of the current prescription opioid epidemic.
Divided into seven sections, this book covers acute pain, common pain conditions, regional pain problems, interdisciplinary evaluation and treatment, medical treatments and pain in different stages of life. Concluding with the exploration of several special topics, the last section includes an important discussion on the regulatory and legal issues in the use of controlled substances. Chapters are concise and relevant, with an emphasis on treatment based upon evidence from clinical trials and interpretation by practitioners in the field. Expertly written text is further supplemented by high-quality figures, images and tables outlining proven treatments with drug, dose or other information describing details of treatment.
Timely, informative, and socially conscious, Pain Management for Clinicians: A Guide to Assessment and Treatment is a valuable reference for clinicians who manage patients with chronic and common pain problems.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Section I: Acute pain
Pain after trauma and burnsPost op painInpatient painObstetrical pain Section II: Common pain conditions
HeadacheArthritis and musculoskeletal painSpine pain Section III: Regional and other pain problems
Orofacial painChest pain Abdominal painPelvic pain Painful medical diseases Peripheral nervous system pain Entrapment neuropathies Central nervous system pain
Section IV: Interdisciplinary evaluation and treatment
Pain and psychiatryPsychologyPhysical therapyInterdisciplinry pain managemen Section V: Medical treatment
Pain prevention Alternatives to opioids and clinical dilemmasProcedures in the clinicProcedures using medical imaging Neurosurgery Opioids Cancer and end of life pain Pain and addiction Section VI: Pain in early and late age
Pediatric pain Pain in the elderly
Section VII: Special topics
Quality safety performance improvement Legal aspects of pain medicine The future
