Pain Management and Palliative Care. A Comprehensive Guide

Description

This comprehensive book covers the knowledge needed to diagnosis and treat patients with acute and chronic pain. Sections dedicated to patient evaluation, medication management, treating patients with more complex circumstances and interventional management provide clinically-relevant information on an array of topics relevant to both the generalist and specialist. Some sections being organized in a diagnosis based approach help to focus on these topics and serve as a quick reference. A practical and easy-to-use guide, Pain Management and Palliative Care provides a broad foundation on pain assessment and management and is an invaluable daily companion for those managing patients experiencing pain.

Contents

I. Evaluation of the Pain Patient

1. Physiology of Pain
2. Obtaining a Pain History
3. Physical Exam: Approach to the Pain Patient
4. Diagnostic Imaging
5. Painful Surgical Referrals and Emergencies
6. Urine Toxicology Screen
7. Opioid Overdose and Withdrawal
8. Detoxification From Opiates and Benzodiazepines
9. Discharging the Non-Compliant Patient

II. Medication Management for the Pain Patient

10. Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
11. Muscle Relaxants and Antispasticity Medications
12. Neuropathic Antidepressant Medications
13. Neuropathic Anticonvulsant Medications
14. Opioid Medications
15. Topical Analgesic Medications

III. Clinical Care for the Pain Patient

16. Headache
17. Facial Pain
18. Post Herpetic Neuralgia
19. Joint Pain
20. Post-Amputation Pain
21. Spinal Pain
22. Chronic Pelvic and Abdominal Pain
23. Neuropathic pain
24. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
25. Fibromyalgia
26. Sickle Cell Disease
27. Cancer Pain
28. Palliative Care
29. Hospice Medicine

IV.Pain Management in Patients with Special Circumstances

30. Pain Management in Patients with Renal Impairment
31. Pain Management in Patients with Hepatic Impairment
32. Pain Management During Pregnancy and Breast Feeding
33. Pain Management in Geriatric Patients
34. Acute Post-Surgical Pain and PCA Management

V. Interventional Management for the Pain Patient

35. Hematologic-altering Medications and Spinal Injections
36. Injections in Patient’s with Bleeding Risks and Comorbid Conditions
37. Spinal Procedure Injectables
38. Radiation Safety and Monitoring
39. Cervical Injections
40. Thoracic Injections
41. Lumbar Injections
42. Sacral Injections
43. Sympathetic Block Injections
44. Neuromodulation
45. Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems
46. Joint, Tendon and Nerve Injections
47. Regenerative Injection Therapy
48. Injection Complications and Management

Author

Dr. Kimberly A. Sackheim
New York University Langone Medical Center
Interventional Pain Management
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
New York, NY
USA.