BookRajesh Gupta.
Summary: Pain management is a vast subject and is changing rapidly. Finding a good resource for learning, however, is difficult. Most of the available books are lengthy volumes including many details irrelevant to physicians sitting for examinations or assessment. Furthermore, books aimed at assisting preparation for entire anaesthesia exams typically address pain management in only one chapter or a few pages. This book covers the entire curriculum relating to pain management and will make it easy to learn all aspects of the subject by covering key concepts in a reader-friendly manner. It comprises nine concise and simple chapters that aim to impart the maximum information within a limited space. These chapters address anatomy, assessment of pain, diagnosis of pain, pharmacology, non-pharmacological pain management, acute and chronic pain management, pain management in special groups, and special techniques. Pain Management: Essential Topics for Examinations will be an ideal resource for those who plan to sit for examinations, wherever they are based in the world. In addition, it will be an invaluable reference for higher and advanced pain trainees, residents, and physicians working in chronic pain.
Contents:
Pain Pathway
Nociceptors
Pain Processing
Neuropathic Pain
Patient Evaluation
Assessment and Measurement of Acute Pain
Psychological Assessment of Chronic Pain
Assessment of Neuropathic Pain
Pain Assessment in Paediatrics
Assessment of Pain in Elderly
Imaging
Sodium Channels
Potassium and Calcium Channels
Serotonergic Receptors
Glutamate and GABA Receptors
Opioids
Opioids-Clinical Use
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
NSAIDs 2
Antidepressants
Anticonvulsants
Topical Agents
Miscellaneous Drugs
Placebo and Nocebo Effect
Acupuncture
Biofeedback
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Burns
Sickle Cell Disease
Painful Neuropathies
Phantom Pain Syndromes
CRPS
Postherpetic Neuralgia
Central Pain Syndromes
Headache
Fibromyalgia
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Pain Management and Substance Abuse
Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Cancer Pain
Assessment of Cancer Pain
Breakthrough Pain
Mucositis
Lumbar Radiculopathy
Lumbar Facet Joint Pain
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Discogenic Pain
Sacroiliac Joint Pain
Piriformis Syndrome
Cervical Radiculopathy
Cervical Facet Pain
Radiofrequency Treatment
Spinal Cord Stimulation.