Pain Management for Clinicians

This 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 oftreatment.

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.

Examines various pain conditions and their unique affect on different age groups Explores the use of pain medicine in a current, socially conscious manner Covers the intracies of opioid use in the clinical setting

Autorentext

Carl Noe, M.D.

Department of Pain Management and Anesthesiology

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Eugene McDermott Center for Pain Management

Inhalt
Introduction.- Section I: Acute pain.- Pain after trauma and burns.- Post op pain.- Inpatient pain.- Obstetrical pain.- Section II: Common pain conditions.- Headache.- Arthritis and musculoskeletal pain.- Spine pain.- Section III: Regional and other pain problems.- Orofacial pain.- Chest pain.- Abdominal pain.- Pelvic pain.- Painful medical diseases.- Peripheral nervous system pain.- Entrapment neuropathies.- Central nervous system pain.- Section IV: Interdisciplinary evaluation and treatment.- Pain and psychiatry.- Psychology.- Physical therapy.- Interdisciplinry pain management.- Section V: Medical treatment.- Pain prevention.- Alternatives to opioids and clinical dilemmas.- Procedures in the clinic.- Procedures 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.