Pain Medicine Pocketpedia

by Kim, Hyung S.; Fish, David E.; Choi, Howard

• ISBN13: 9780781772181
• ISBN10: 0781772184
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-21
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Access the essentials of pain management in one convenience resource! Pain Medicine Pocketpedia gives readers fingertip access to numerous topics in the emerging field of pain medicine, including physical rehabilitation in pain management, peripheral nerve blocks, neuropathic pain, and cancer pain.
Divided into three convenient sections, the handbook addresses Fundamentals and Evaluation, Treatment Modalities (including opioids, injections and alternative medicine), and Pain Syndromes.
Look to Pain Medicine Pocketpedia for…
• Coverage of numerous topics in pain medicine , includes guidance on physical rehabilitation in pain management, peripheral nerve blocks, neuropathic pain, and cancer pain
• The latest physical medicine and rehabilitation modalities used in pain medicine help guide therapeutic and palliative choices.
• Descriptions of commonly performed interventional procedures help improve technique.
• Information on the psychological aspects of pain medicine helps readers treat the patient, not just the pain.
• Reference for frequently used drugs in pain medicine familiarizes readers with the most commonly used agents, their applications, and cautions.
• Clear, easy-to-understand illustrations highlight key concepts from the text for quick reference.
This portable reference is perfect for busy students, residents, and practitioners involved in the clinical management of pain.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vi
Contributors	p. vii
Fundamentals and evaluation
A very brief history of pain medicine	p. 3
Definitions and epidemiology	p. 4
Anatomy and physiology of pain	p. 5
Evaluation and measurement of pain	p. 9
History and exam for spine-related pain	p. 11
Role of lab tests and imaging in the evaluation of pain	p. 17
Psychological and functional evaluation	p. 22
Treatment modalities
Goals of treatment; multidisciplinary care; disability	p. 27
Rehabilitation in pain management	p. 29
Common non-opioid pain medications	p. 33
Common opioid medications	p. 42
Patient controlled anesthesia (PCA)	p. 48
Injection agents	p. 50
Selected peripheral injections	p. 52
Spinal interventional procedures	p. 60
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)	p. 77
Specific syndromes and miscellaneous
Headache	p. 85
Neuropathic pain	p. 88
Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain	p. 90
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)	p. 93
Chronic non-malignant pain and substance abuse	p. 95
Cancer pain	p. 99
Ultrasound guided injections	p. 102
Emergencies	p. 103
Index	p. 105
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