BookWendy L. Frankel, Daniela M. Proca ; including chapter 2 co-authored by Mark Bloomston.
Contents:
Introduction
Introduction to Pain Management, Historical Perspectives, and Careers in Pain Management
Multidisciplinary Approach to Pain Management
Anatomy and Physiology
Acute and Chronic Mechanisms of Pain
Clinical Principles
Assessment of Pain: Complete Patient Evaluation
Diagnostic Imaging in Pain Management
Pharmacology
Opioids: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Opioids: Basic Concepts in Clinical Practice
Nonopioid Analgesics in Pain Management
Alternative and Herbal Pharmaceuticals
Importance of Placebo Effect in Pain Management
Non-pharmacologic Management of Pain
Psychological and Psychosocial Evaluation of the Chronic Pain Patient
Interventional Pain Management
Functional Restoration of Patients with Pain
Occupational Therapy in Client-Centered Pain Management
Acupuncture
Nursing Perspective on Pain Management
Post-surgical Pain Management
Acute Pain Management
Pain Management for Trauma
Regional Anesthesia Techniques
Principles of Ultrasound Techniques --Labor Pain Management
Chronic Pain Management
Neuropathic Pain
Ischemic and Visceral Pain
Fibromyalgia, Arthritic, and Myofascial Pain
Head, Neck, and Back Pain
Headache
Management of Cancer Pain
Ethics in Pain Management and End of Life Care
Additional Topics.