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Title Controlled substance management in chronic pain : a balanced approach / Peter S. Staats, Sanford M. Silverman, editors
Published Switzerland : Springer, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 323 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents 1 Scope of the pain problem -- 2 Scope of the problem: Intersection of chronic pain and addiction -- 3 Evidence-based treatment for chronic pain with opioids -- 4 Opioid pharmacology -- 5 Pharmacokinetics -- 6 Benzodiazepines, Alcohol and Stimulant Use in Combination with Opioid Use -- 7 Marijuana and cannabinoids for pain -- 8 Adjuvant agents in chronic pain therapy -- 9 Complications of opioid therapy -- 10 Risk mitigation strategies -- 11 Naloxone Treatment of Opioid Overdose -- 12 From Patient Evaluation to Opioid Overdose Prevention: Ten Steps to Make the Law Work for You and Your Patients -- 13 Treating the difficult patient -- 14 Controlled Substance Management: Exit Strategies for the Pain Practitioner -- 15 Alternatives to opiates in the management of non-cancer related pain -- Appendix A: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines for Responsible Opioid Prescribing in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain -- Appendix B: Sample Opioid Agreement/Informed Consent -- Appendix C: Opioid Risk Tool -- Appendix D: Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain-Revised (SOAPPĀ®-R) -- Appendix E: McGill Pain Questionnaire
Summary This comprehensive guide covers prescribing controlled substances for patients with acute or chronic pain and provides a balanced discussion on appropriate treatment, addiction, safety and complications. Chapters feature evidence-based strategies and clinical modalities that address diagnostic challenges, treatment guidance, alternatives to opioid management and the significant legal risks within the current regulatory environment. Authored by leaders in pain medicine, physicians and appropriate health care professionals will find Controlled Substance Management in Chronic Pain to be an indispensable resource
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 8, 2016)
Subject Chronic pain -- Chemotherapy
Controlled Substances -- administration & dosage
Pain Management
Analgesics, Opioid -- therapeutic use
Chronic Pain -- drug therapy
Opioid-Related Disorders -- prevention & control
Pharmacology.
General practice.
Pain & pain management.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Chemotherapy
Medicine
Pain medicine
Pharmacy management
Primary care (Medicine)
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
Author Staats, Peter S., editor.
Silverman, Sanford M., editor
LC no. 2016934191
ISBN 9783319309644
3319309641
3319309625
9783319309620