A guide to pain medicine /

A guide to pain medicine /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2002.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 420 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Pain -- Treatment. Analgesia. Analgesia. Pain Management. Analgesia. Pain -- Treatment. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11215900

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Varying Form of Title:	Pain medicine
Other authors / contributors:	Yang, Joseph Chuan Shih. Tsui, Siu Lun.
ISBN:	9789882201491 9882201490 9622095445 9789622095441 1282704362 9781282704367 9786612704369 6612704365
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	Pain is the most common symptom when sickness occurs. The treatment of any illness is directed towards both the cure of underlying pathology and the decrease of suffering. Every health care provider should be familiar with pain medicine.
Other form:	Print version: Guide to pain medicine. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2002 9789622095441

Table of Contents:

Contributors Preface
1. Mechanisms of Pain Steve Onsiong
2. Basic Principles of Pain Assessment and Evaluation Joanne Wai Yee Chung
3. Acute Pain Management Phoon Ping Chen
4. Low Back Pain Wing Sang Chan
5. Neuropathic Pain Jacobus