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    David A. Edwards, Padma Gulur, Christopher M. Sobey, editors.
    Summary: This practical guide provides the perspectives needed to treat acute and chronic pain in the hospital. Authored by experts of diverse specialty backgrounds, chapters bring the available evidence together with modern strategies for caring for patients with complex pain. Basic considerations and multimodal and multidisciplinary approaches with the greatest impact on minimizing suffering and burden of care are covered in detail. The material in this text will assist the learner, the teacher, and the life-long learning practitioner by providing basic considerations for treating acute and chronic pain in the hospital. This book may also serve as a quick reference, review manual or teaching tool by teachers on rounds.

    Contents:
    Preface
    Introduction to the Chronic Pain Patient
    Definitions
    Acute Pain
    Chronic Pain
    Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia
    History
    Physical Examination
    The SCRIPT History Template
    Patient Reported Outcomes
    Clinical and Experimental Tools for Measuring Pain
    Case 1: High Dose Opioids & Multiple Pain Medications
    Case 2: Buprenorphine
    Case 3: Methadone
    Case 4: Abdominal Pain
    Case 5: Unknown Pain Source
    Case 6: Sickle Cell Disease
    Case 7: A Cancer Pain Crisis
    Case 8: Spasticity & Pain
    Case 9: Renal & Hepatic Disease
    Case 11: Angry Patient
    Case 12: Intrathecal Pain Pump
    Case 13: Spinal Cord Stimulation
    Case 14: Opioid Use Disorder
    Case 15: Comorbid Psychological Condition
    Case 16: Poor Prognosis in a Palliative Care Patient
    Case 17: Management of a Pain/Dyspnea in an Actively Dying Patient
    Opioids
    Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
    Acetaminophen
    Local Anesthetics
    NMDA Antagonists
    Alpha-2 Agonists
    Gabapentin & Pregabalin
    Tricyclic Antidepressants & Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors
    Steroids
    Cannabinoids
    Peripheral Regional Anesthesia Blocks
    Neuraxial Blocks
    Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty
    Surgical Interventions for Pain
    Opioid and Non-Opioid Therapies in Palliative Care
    Crisis Management and Refractory Pain
    Transition to Outpatient Care & Readmissions
    Opioid Tapering for Acute on Chronic Non-Cancer Pain. .
    Digital Access Springer 2022