Pain management for the practicing physician /

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Imprint:New York : Churchill Livingstone, 1997.
Description:x, 330 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2715662
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Other authors / contributors:Irving, Gordon A.
Wallace, Mark S.
ISBN:0443079137 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. Introduction Overview Of Pain And How To Use The Book
  • A:Acute Vs Chronic Benignvs Cancer Pain
  • B:Definitions:Dysesthesia
  • Hyperalgesia
  • Hyperesthesia
  • Allodynia
  • Nociceptive Vs Neuropathic Pain. Etc
  • C:What Is a Pain Clinic?
  • Section II. Basic Overview Of Pain Physiology, Pharmacology And Anatomy
  • Section III. Evaluation Of The Pain Patient
  • Section IV. Psychology Of Pain
  • Section V. Basic Narcotic Pharmacology And Guidelines For Prescribing
  • Section VI. Non-Narcotic Analgesics And Guidelines For Prescribing Antidepressants Tramadol NSAIDS Anticonvulsants Local Anesthetic Derivatives Alpha Blockers Miscellaneous I.E. Capsaicin Antihistamines, Etc
  • Section VII. Management of Specific Pain Syndromes With ALGORITHMS and CASE HISTORIES: Acute Low Back Pain (With and Without Radiculopathy).
  • Chronic Low Back
  • Acute Herpes Zoster
  • Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
  • Headache
  • Myofascial Pain Including Primary Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Cancer Pain
  • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
  • Arthritis
  • Diabetic Neuropathy
  • AIDS and Pain Syndromes
  • Central Pain
  • Spasticity
  • Neck Pain
  • Temporomandibular Dysfunction
  • Post-Mastectomy/Post-Thoracotomy Pain
  • Chronic Perineal Pai?
  • SECTION VIII. The Difficult Patient the Drug Seeker
  • Chemical Dependence
  • Psychiatric Disorders and Chronic Pai?
  • Section IX. Non-Pharmacologic Therapies For Pain Tens
  • TEAM
  • Physical Therapy
  • Biofeedback and Relaxation Techniques
  • Dry Needling
  • Acupunctur?
  • Section X. When To Make A Pain Clinic Referral