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Title Current therapy in pain / [edited by] Howard S. Smith
Published Philadelphia : Saunders/Elsevier, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 674 pages) : illustrations
Series ClinicalKey
Contents The Taxonomy of pain -- Pathophysiology of pain -- Neuropathic pain: is the emperor wearing clothes? -- Assessment of pain in older adults -- Assessment of pain in the nonverbal and or cognitively impaired older adult -- Neuropathic pain -- definition, identification and implications for reasearch and therapy -- Brain imaging in painful states: experimental and clinical pain -- Potential documentation tools for opioid therapy -- Perioperative use of cox-2a gents -- Patient controlled analgesia -- Perioperative epidural analgesia -- Continuous peripheral nerve catheter techniques -- Interpleural analgesia -- Cancer pain management -- Migraine headaches -- Headaches other than migraine -- Orofacial pain -- Neck pain -- Shoulder pain -- Elbow pain -- Hand pain -- Back pain -- Hip pain -- Knee pain -- Foot pain -- Thoracic pain -- Abdomina pain -- Genitourinary pain syndromes: interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, pelvic floor dysfunction, and related disorders -- Pelvic pain -- Female perineal/pelvic pain: the rehabilitation approach -- Fibromyalgia syndrome -- Osteoarthritis etiology, pathogenesis and treatment -- Rheumatoid arthritis -- Painful diabetic eripheral neuropathy -- Trigeminal neuralgia -- Postherpetic neuralgia -- Post amputation pain disorders -- Spinal cord injury -- Comples regional pain syndrome: treatment approaches -- Complex regional pain syndrome pathophysiology -- Interdisciplinary management for complex regional pain syndrome -- Lumbar spinal stenosis: current therapy and future directions -- Failed back surgery syndrome -- Post stroke pain -- Pain and pain management related to HIV infection -- Sickle cell anemia -- Sacroiliac joint pain -- Pain and sleep -- Pain in children -- Pain in the elderly -- Pain in the palliative care population -- Pain in the substance abuse population -- A mechanism-based approach to pain pharmacotherapy: targeting pain modalities for optimal treatment efficacy -- Opioid pharmacotherapy -- Opioids issues -- Opioid tolerance, dependence, and hyperalgesia -- Gastrointestinal dysfunction with opioid use -- Acetaminophen -- Steroids -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors -- Antidepressants -- Antiepileptic drugs -- Local anesthetics -- Muscle relaxants -- a2-agonists -- Glutamate receptor antagonists -- Botulinum toxins for the treatment of pain -- Topical analgesic agents -- Tramadol -- Psychological aspects of pain -- Hypnotic analgesia -- Cognitive therapy for chronic pain -- Physical medicine approaches to pain management -- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation -- Spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of chronic intractable pain -- Complementary and alternative medicine for noncancer pain -- Neurosurgical treatment of pain -- Myofascial trigger points -- Epidural steroid injections -- Diagnosis and treatment of facet-mediated chronic low back pain -- Intra-articular injections -- Radiofrequency treatment -- Cryoanalgesia for chronic pain -- Sympathetic blockade -- Diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment of lumbard isocenic pain -- Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty -- Epidural adhesiolysis -- Spinal analgesia -- Epidemiology of complications in intervenntional pain management
Summary This unique resource focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of painful conditions, both acute and chronic, from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Joined by a team of nearly 200 international contributors representing a wide range of specialties, Dr. Smith presents the best management options within and across specialties. Succinct treatment and therapy guidelines enable you to quickly access clinically useful information, for both inpatient and outpatient pain management, while a 2-color format enhances readability and ease of use and highlights key concepts. And, as an Expert Consult title, it includes access to the complete contents online, fully searchable, plus links to Medline and PubMed abstracts, providing rapid, easy consultation from any computer! Includes access to the complete text online, fully searchable, plus links to Medline and PubMed abstracts, providing quick and convenient reference from anyplace with an Internet connection. Offers a cross-discipline approach to pain management for a comprehensive view of the best treatment options within and across specialties including internal medicine, gynecology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopedics, and family medicine. Provides succinct treatment and therapy guidelines, enabling you to locate useful information quickly. Organizes guidance on acute and chronic therapies in a templated format, to facilitate consistent, quick-access consultation appropriate for inpatient or outpatient pain management. Features a 2-color format that enhances readability and ease of use and highlights key concepts
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Pain -- Treatment.
Pain Management
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Pain Management.
MEDICAL -- Pain Medicine.
Pain -- Treatment
Form Electronic book
Author Smith, Howard S., 1956-
ISBN 9781416048367
1416048367
9781437711172
1437711170