Essentials of Pain Management

Essentials of Pain Management edited by Nalini Vadivelu, Richard D. Urman, Roberta L. Hines.

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 manageme...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Vadivelu, Nalini (Editor), Urman, Richard D. (Editor), Hines, Roberta L. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Anesthesiology.
Pain medicine.
General practice (Medicine).
Neurology .
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Introduction
  • 1. Introduction to Pain Management, Historical Perspectives, and Careers in Pain Management
  • 2.Multidisciplinary Approach to Pain Management
  • Part 2. Anatomy and Physiology
  • 3.Anatomic and Physiologic Principles
  • 4.Acute and Chronic Mechanisms of Pain
  • Part 3. Clinical Principles
  • 5.Assessment of Pain: Complete Patient Evaluation
  • 6.Diagnostic Testing in Pain Management
  • Part 4. Pharmacology
  • 7.Opioids: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
  • 8.Opioids: Basic Concepts in Clinical Practice
  • 9.Non-opioid Analgesics in Pain Management
  • 10.Alternative and Herbal Pharmaceuticals
  • 11.Importance of Placebo Effect in Pain Management
  • Part 5. Non-pharmacologic Management of Pain
  • 12.Psychological and Psychosocial Evaluation of the Chronic Pain Patient
  • 13.Interventional Pain Management
  • 14.Functional Restoration of Patients with Pain
  • 15.Occupational Therapy in Client-Centered Pain Management
  • 16.Acupucture
  • 17.Nursing Perspective on Pain Management
  • 18.Post-surgical Pain Management
  • Part 6. Acute Pain Management
  • 19.Surgical and Trauma Patient and Burns
  • 20.Regional Anesthesia Techniques
  • 21.Principles of Ultrasound Techniques
  • 22.Labor Pain Management
  • Part 7. Chronic Pain Management
  • 23.Neuropathic Pain
  • 24.Ischemic and Visceral Pain
  • 25.Fibromyalgia, Arthritic, and Myofascial Pain
  • 26.Head, Neck, and Back Pain
  • 27.Headache
  • 28.Management of Cancer Pain
  • 29.Ethics in Pain Management and End of Life Care
  • Part 8. Additional Topics
  • 30.Pediatric Pain Management
  • 31.Managing Pain in the Addicted Patient
  • 32.Pain Management in Elderly Patients
  • 33.Management of Oro-Dental Pain
  • 34.Drug Formulary for Pain Management
  • Appendix
  • Multiple Choice Questions.

Similar Items