Pain Management and Palliative Care (eBook, PDF)

A Comprehensive Guide
Redaktion: Sackheim, Kimberly A.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive book covers the knowledge needed to diagnosis and treat patients with acute and chronic pain. Sections dedicated to patient evaluation, medication management, treating patients with more complex circumstances and interventional management provide clinically-relevant information on an array of topics relevant to both the generalist and specialist. Some sections being organized in a diagnosis based approach help to focus on these topics and serve as a quick reference. A practical and easy-to-use guide, Pain Management and Palliative Care provides a broad foundation on pain assessment and management and is an invaluable daily companion for those managing patients experiencing pain.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 389
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781493924622
• Artikelnr.: 44485077

Autorenporträt

Dr. Kimberly A. Sackheim New York University Langone Medical Center Interventional Pain Management Department of Rehabilitation Medicine New York, NY USA.

Inhaltsangabe

I. Evaluation of the Pain Patient.- Physiology of Pain.- Obtaining a Pain History.- Physical Exam: Approach to the Pain Patient.- Diagnostic Imaging.- Painful Surgical Referrals and Emergencies.- Urine Toxicology Screen.- Opioid Overdose and Withdrawal.- Detoxification From Opiates and Benzodiazepines.- Discharging the Non-Compliant Patient.- II. Medication Management for the Pain Patient.- Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs).- Muscle Relaxants and Antispasticity Medications.- Neuropathic Antidepressant Medications.- Neuropathic Anticonvulsant Medications.- Opioid Medications.- Topical Analgesic Medications.- III. Clinical Care for the Pain Patient.- Headache.- Facial Pain.- Post Herpetic Neuralgia.- Joint Pain.- Post-Amputation Pain.- Spinal Pain.- Chronic Pelvic and Abdominal Pain.- Neuropathic pain.- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).- Fibromyalgia.- Sickle Cell Disease.- Cancer Pain.- Palliative Care.- Hospice Medicine.- IV. Pain Management in Patients with Special Circumstances.- Pain Management in Patients with Renal Impairment.- Pain Management in Patients with Hepatic Impairment.- Pain Management During Pregnancy and Breast Feeding.- Pain Management in Geriatric Patients.- Acute Post-Surgical Pain and PCA Management.- V. Interventional Management for the Pain Patient.- Hematologic-altering Medications and Spinal Injections.- Injections in Patient's with Bleeding Risks and Comorbid Conditions.- Spinal Procedure Injectables.- Radiation Safety and Monitoring.- Cervical Injections.- Thoracic Injections.- Lumbar Injections.- Sacral Injections.- Sympathetic Block Injections.- Neuromodulation.- Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems.- Joint, Tendon and Nerve Injections.- Regenerative Injection Therapy.- Injection Complications and Management.

Rezensionen

"This book is a great effort. The material covered and information provided makes it a comprehensive review. It has everything primary care physicians need to know for managing a patient in pain. It can also be a source of quick review when taking a recertifying pain examination." (Tariq M. Malik, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2016)