Handbook of Pain Management In Practice

Description

Handbook of Pain Management in Practice provides an overview of pain management, including acute and chronic pain, and the principles of treatment. The book is a reference tool for the evaluation of pain and also provides practical information regarding diagnosis and treatment of disorders causing pain.

Divided into 21 chapters, the book begins with the basics of pain, assessment of the patient, and pharmacotherapy of pain. Further chapters discuss specific types of pain, including headache, back ache, abdominal pain and cancer pain. Each chapter provides treatment guidelines based on symptoms. Concluding chapters feature discussion on emergencies in pain practice, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and interventions in pain management practice.

38 images and 24 tables enhance the text in this practical resource for GPs, internists, students and teachers.

Key Features

• The book provides practical guidelines on all the topics of pain management.
• Designed to meet the requirements of general practitioners and budding pain physicians.
• Chapters are crisp, brief and written in simple language.
• Contains plenty of flowcharts and tables for easy retention and understanding.
• Emphasis is given to the clinical aspects of pain management.
• References are provided in every chapter.
• Can be used as a textbook in pain courses.

Table of Contents

1. Basics of Pain
2. Assessment of a Patient with Pain
3. Pharmacotherapy of Pain
4. Radiological Assessment of a Patient in Pain
5. Acute Pain
6. Headache
7. Facial Pain
8. Backache
9. Abdominal Pain
10. Chronic Pelvic Pain
11. Myofascial Pain
12. Musculoskeletal Pain
13. Arthritis
14. Neuropathic Pain
15. Cancer Pain
16. Peripheral Vascular Disease
17. Emergencies in Pain Practice
18. Pediatric Pain Management
19. Osteoporosis
20. Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
21. Interventions in Pain Management Practice
22. Index