Main description:

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.

Contents:

I. Evaluation of the Pain Patient

1. Physiology of Pain

2. Obtaining a Pain History

3. Physical Exam: Approach to the Pain Patient

4. Diagnostic Imaging

5. Painful Surgical Referrals and Emergencies

6. Urine Toxicology Screen

7. Opioid Overdose and Withdrawal

8. Detoxification From Opiates and Benzodiazepines

9. Discharging the Non-Compliant Patient

II. Medication Management for the Pain Patient

10. Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)

11. Muscle Relaxants and Antispasticity Medications

12. Neuropathic Antidepressant Medications

13. Neuropathic Anticonvulsant Medications

14. Opioid Medications

15. Topical Analgesic Medications

III. Clinical Care for the Pain Patient

16. Headache

17. Facial Pain

18. Post Herpetic Neuralgia

19. Joint Pain

20. Post-Amputation Pain

21. Spinal Pain

22. Chronic Pelvic and Abdominal Pain

23. Neuropathic pain

24. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

25. Fibromyalgia

26. Sickle Cell Disease

27. Cancer Pain

28. Palliative Care

29. Hospice Medicine

IV. Pain Management in Patients with Special Circumstances

30. Pain Management in Patients with Renal Impairment

31. Pain Management in Patients with Hepatic Impairment

32. Pain Management During Pregnancy and Breast Feeding

33. Pain Management in Geriatric Patients

34. Acute Post-Surgical Pain and PCA Management

V. Interventional Management for the Pain Patient

35. Hematologic-altering Medications and Spinal Injections

36. Injections in Patient's with Bleeding Risks and Comorbid Conditions

37. Spinal Procedure Injectables

38. Radiation Safety and Monitoring

39. Cervical Injections

40. Thoracic Injections

41. Lumbar Injections

42. Sacral Injections

43. Sympathetic Block Injections

44. Neuromodulation

45. Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems

46. Joint, Tendon and Nerve Injections

47. Regenerative Injection Therapy

48. Injection Complications and Management