Opioid Therapy in the 21st Century, Second Edition provides clinicians with up-to-date, evidence-based information about appropriate opioid use, including the potential benefits and adverse affects of the therapy.
Opioid Therapy in the 21st Century, Second Edition provides clinicians with up-to-date, evidence-based information about appropriate opioid use, including the potential benefits and adverse affects of the therapy.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Physical Medicine and RehabilitationDirector of Pain ManagementDepartment of AnesthesiologyAlbany Medical CollegeAlbany, New York
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* 1 Introduction to Opioids * 2 Overview of Opioid-Related Terminology * 3 Diagnosis and Assessment of Pain * 4 Opioid Pharmacology * 5 Optimizing Pharmacologic Outcomes * 5a. Drug Selection * 5b. Route Selection * 5c. Assessing and Managing Opioid Side Effects * 5d. Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia * 5e. Principles of Opioid Rotation * 5f. Individualization of Therapy * 6 Opioid Therapy for Cancer Pain * 7 Evidence for the Use of Long-Term Opioid * Therapy in Persistent Noncancer Pain * 8 Pre-Opioid Prescribing Period * 9 Identifying Patients at Risk for Pain * Medication Misuse * 10 Potential Documentation Tools in Long-Term * Opioid Therapy * 11 Managing the Risk of Abuse, Addiction, and Diversion * 12 Special Populations * 12a. Pediatric * 12b. Geriatric * 12c. Palliative care * 13 Patients with a History of Substance Abuse * 14 Resources * Appendix 1. Sample AAPM Consent for Chronic * Opioid Therapy * Appendix 2. Sample AAPM Agreement for Long-Term Controlled Substance Therapy * for Chronic Pain * Appendix 3. Numerical Opioid Side Effect * (NOSE) Assessment Tool * Appendix 4. Translational Analgesia Score (TAS) * Appendix 5. Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in Chronic Noncancer * Pain: Opioid Treatment Guidelines
