Pain medicine pocketpedia - Kim, Hyung S.; Fish, David E.; Choi, Howard (Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011)
A very brief history of pain medicine -- Definitions and epidemiology -- Anatomy and physiology of pain -- Evaluation and measurement of pain -- History and exam for spine-related pain -- Role of lab tests and imaging in the evaluation of pain -- Psychological and functional evaluation -- Goals of treatment, multidisciplinary care, disability -- Rehabilitation in pain management -- Common non-opioid pain medications -- Common opioid medications -- Patient controlled anesthesia (PCA) -- Injection agents -- Selected peripheral nerve blocks -- Spinal interventional procedures -- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) -- Headache -- Neuropathic pain -- Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain -- Complex regional pain syndrome -- Chronic non-malignant pain and substance abuse -- Cancer pain -- Ultrasound guided injections -- Emergencies.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Pain -- Treatment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Analgesia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Electronic books