Geriatric anesthesia /
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| Imprint: | New York : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, c2007. |
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| Description: | xi, 370 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7191748 |
| Summary: | Contributed chapters discuss the pathophysiology, measurement, psychological aspects, and diagnostic measures of pain, and then address the issues of particular anatomic locations (head, neck chest, etc.); common painful syndromes; and pain therapy--systemic pharmacologic approaches, intraspinal opioid analgesia, nerve blocks, epidural steroids and facet injections, stimulation-induced analgesia, physical measures, behavioral therapy, nutrition, psychotherapy, neurosurgical treatment. Pain clinics, disability assessment, and medical-legal considerations are also discussed. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 370 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0070682917 9780070682917 0071463089 9780071463089 |
