Case Studies in Pain Management

Description

Edited by internationally recognized pain experts, this unique book describes 73 real life clinical cases, each followed by discussion of pathogenesis, work-up, differential diagnosis and treatment options. Cases are divided into seven sub-topics: neurologic disorders, spinal disorders, musculoskeletal pain, visceral pain, headache and facial pain, cancer pain, and special topics such as pain in children and older adults. Discussions follow a question-and-answer format, facilitating learning and also enabling self-testing. Chapters are written by the foremost national and international leaders in the field of pain management, many of whom are pain program directors. Case Studies in Pain Management is an excellent learning source for trainees in pain management and a must-read for pain practitioners.

· Unique problem-based approach provides real life case examples, illustrating critical points relevant to pain management
· Each chapter includes a series of questions and answers, enabling learning at all levels with an easy and clinically relevant format
· Chapters are written by the foremost leaders in the field of pain management, offering an unrivalled level of expertise

Table of Contents

Part I. Neurological Disorders
Part II. Spinal Disorders
Part III. Musculoskeletal Pain
Part IV. Visceral Pain
Part V. Headaches and Facial Pain
Part VI. Cancer Pain
Part VII. Special Topics.

Editors

Alan David Kaye, Louisiana State University
Alan David Kaye, MD, PhD is Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, Director Interventional Pain Services, LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Rinoo V. Shah, Guthrie Clinic, New York
Rinoo V. Shah, MD, MBA is an Interventional Pain Physician and Minimally Invasive Spine Specialist at Guthrie Clinic, Sayre, PA, USA.

Contributors

Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Alan David Kaye, Charles E. Argoff, Daniel Krashin, Natalia Murinova, Claire Creutzfeldt, Rahul Rastogi, Jonathan Chang, Grace Chen, Lisa Whitmore, Gaurav Jain, Nashaat N. Rizk, Andrew Hall, Gulshan Doulatram, Tilak D. Raj, Ankur R. Khosla, William L. Yancey, Eric R. Helm, Santhosh A. Thomas, Garett J. Helber, Narendren Narayanasamy, Robert Bolash, Jianguo Cheng, Vikram B. Patel, Ankit Maheshwari, Julian Sosner, James Kelly, Jiang Wu, Jijun Xu, Ike Eriator, Zachariah W. Chambers, Nihir Waghela, Magdalena Anitescu, Garrett LaSalle, Rinoo Shah, Tracy Jackson, Monika A. Krzyzek, John P. McCallin, Justin B. Boge, Dean Hommer, Prasad Lakshminarasimhiah, Rebekah L. Nilson, Brandon J. Goff, Jose Barreto, Thomas Bond, Jeff Ericksen, Jason Tucker, Christopher Centeno, Rodrigo A. Benavides, Maged Guirguis, John Hau, Michael Truong, Eric Hsu, Irene Wu, Brandon A. Van Noord, Eugene Garvin, Jakun Ing, Jeffry Chen, Natacha Telusca, Chrystina Jeter, Kingsuk Ganguly, Joaquin Maury, Harry J. Gould, III, A. Raj Swain, Mohit Rastogi, Timothy Furnish, Paul Sloan, Jay Grider, Quan D. Le, Arash Asher, Jack Fu, Christine Greco, Soorena Khojasteh, Jinghui Xie, Lori Hill Marshall, Donald B. Penzien, Jeffrey Hopcian, Scott E. Glaser, Annemarie E. Gallagher, Devin Peck, Niteesh Bharara, Frank J. E. Falco, Natalia Covarrubias, Amirpasha Ehsan, Danielle Perret Karimi, Cliff Gevirtz, Sachin K. Bansal, Mark Etscheidt, John Michels, Hamilton Chen, Justin Hata, Nomen Azeem, Nyla Azam, Qiao Guo, Minyi Tan, Michael Rasmussen, Ed Mariano, Andrea Trescot