| Description |
xvii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Haworth series in clinical pain and symptom palliation |
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Haworth series in clinical pain and symptom palliation.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Pain and the elderly patient / Gary McCleane -- Ch. 2. Acute and chronic pain in the elderly / Pradeep Chopra and Howard Smith -- Ch. 3. Pain management and pharmacological differences in the elderly patient / Peter Passmore and David Craig -- Ch. 4. Acetaminophen for the elderly / Pradeep Chopra and Howard Smith -- Ch. 5. Opioids / Gary McCleane -- Ch. 6. NSAIDs and the elderly / Jennifer A. Elliott -- Ch. 7. Tramadol for the elderly / Pradeep Chopra and Howard Smith -- Ch. 8. Topical local anesthetics / Charles Argoff -- Ch. 9. Nitrates, capsaicin, and tricyclic antidepressants / Gary McCleane -- Ch. 10. Topical opioids / Gary McCleane -- Ch. 11. Tricyclic antidepressants as analgesics in the elderly / Mary E. Lynch and Jana Sawynok -- Ch. 12. Antiepileptics / Gary McCleane -- Ch. 13. Spinal analgesia in the elderly / Thomas M. Larkin and Steven P. Cohen -- Ch. 14. Oral and intravenous local anesthetics / Gary McCleane -- Ch. 15. Muscle relaxants / Howard Smith -- Ch. 16. Physical therapy and pain management with the elderly / Dennis Martin -- Ch. 17. Psychosocial factors in pain management of the older patient / Edmund J. Burke -- Ch. 18. Use of psychotropic medications in geriatric pain management / Guerman Ermolenko -- Ch. 19. Treatment of common conditions / Gary McCleane |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Geriatric pharmacology.
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Pain in old age -- Treatment.
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Pain.
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Aged.
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Pain -- drug therapy.
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Aged.
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Aging -- physiology.
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Ageing -- Physiology
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Aging -- physiology.
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Pain -- drug therapy.
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Pain.
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| Author |
McCleane, Gary.
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Smith, Howard S., 1956-
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| LC no. |
2005023077 |
| ISBN |
0789026198 (hard : alk. paper) |
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0789026201 (soft : alk. paper) |
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9780789026194 (hard : alk. paper) |
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9780789026200 (soft : alk. paper) |
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