Kim, Hyung S.,

Pain medicine pocketpedia / Hyung S. Kim, David E. Fish, Howard Choi. - 109 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A very brief history of pain medicine -- Definitions and epidemiology -- Anatomy and physiology of pain -- Evaluation and measurement of pain -- History and exam for spine-related pain -- Role of lab tests and imaging in the evaluation of pain -- Psychological and functional evaluation -- Goals of treatment, multidisciplinary care, disability -- Rehabilitation in pain management -- Common non-opioid pain medications -- Common opioid medications -- Patient controlled anesthesia (PCA) -- Injection agents -- Selected peripheral nerve blocks -- Spinal interventional procedures -- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) -- Headache -- Neuropathic pain -- Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain -- Complex regional pain syndrome -- Chronic non-malignant pain and substance abuse -- Cancer pain -- Ultrasound guided injections -- Emergencies.

9780781772181 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0781772184 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2010053245

101549842 DNLM


Pain--Treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Analgesia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pain--therapy--Handbooks.
Analgesics--therapeutic use--Handbooks.
Pain--diagnosis--Handbooks.

RB127 / .K428 2011

616/.0472

2011 G-463 WL 39