Pain medicine : a comprehensive review / [edited by] P. Prithvi Raj ; technical editor, Lee Ann Paradise.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Raj, P. Prithvi.

Paradise, Lee Ann.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pain.

Analgesia.

Pain Management.

Medical Subjects:

Pain.

Pain Management.

Physical Description:

xiv, 430 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, [2003]

Summary:

Here's a quick, focused review of all of the core knowledge in pain medicine. Based upon Dr. Raj's PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT OF PAIN, 3rd Edition, it presents concise outline summaries of the most important concepts in the field, including anatomy and physiology symptoms acute and chronic pain syndromes evaluation and investigation of pain patients treatment modalities special situations and more. Board-style review questions, with answers, test readers' mastery of the material in each chapter. And, a new, comprehensive exam at the end of the book enables readers to assess their overall grasp of the subject matter.

Contents:

1 The History of Pain Medicine / Winston C. V. Parris 3

2 Education and Training of Pain Management Personnel / Stephen E. Abram 7

3 Pain Pathways: Anatomy and Physiology / James E. Heavner, William D. Willis Jr. 10

4 Taxonomy of Pain Syndromes / Manjul D. Derasari 17

Part 2 Acute Pain Syndromes

5 Medical Diseases / P. Prithvi Raj, Steven D. Waldman 25

6 Trauma / Richard L. Rauck 35

7 Surgery / Honorio T. Benzon 43

8 Obstetrics / James P. Rathmell, Christopher M. Viscomi, Ira M. Bernstein 49

Part 3 Chronic Pain Syndromes

9 Nociceptive Pain / Nicolas E. Walsh, Somayaji Ramamurty, Terrence M. Calder, John C. Rowlingson, Robert J. Burton Jr. 61

10 Neuropathic Pain / Donald C. Manning, Christopher M. Loar, P. Prithvi Raj, Allen H. Hord 77

11 Visceral Pain / P. Prithvi Raj, Richard B. Patt 95

12 Caner Pain / Mark J. Lema, Miles Day, David P. Myers, Victor A. Filadora, Edward T. Plata 110

13 Miscellaneous Pain Syndromes / P. Prithvi Raj 119

Part 4 Evaluation and Investigation of Pain Patients

14 History Taking of the Patient in Pain / Bernard M. Abrams 127

15 Physical Examination / Steven Simon 131

16 Laboratory Investigation / L. Douglas Kennedy 147

17 Psychologic Evaluation / Daniel M. Doleys, Dennis C. Doherty 152

18 Functional Evaluation / Elise A. Trumble, Margaret P. Krengel 161

19 Disability Evaluation / Sridhar V. Vasudevan, Matthew Monsein 167

20 Pain Measurement / Marc A. Valley 173

21 Diagnostic Tools Available for Pain Management / Bernard M. Abrams, Howard J. Waldman, Valerie R. Eckard, Solomon Batnitzky, Donald Eckard, Alon P. Winnie, Kenneth D. Candido 182

Part 5 Modalities of Pain Management

22 Pharmacologic Techniques / Nelson Hendler 205

23 Interventional Techniques

Section 23A Central Nerve Blocks / Patrick M. McQuillan, Ronny Kafiluddi, Marc B. Hahn 212

Section 23B Somatic Nerve Blocks / Mark Romanoff, Paul J. Kuzma, Mark D. Kline 223

Section 23C Sympathetic Nerve Block / Richard L. Rauck, Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola 250

Section 23D Continuous Techniques / P. Prithvi Raj 272

Section 23E Epidural Steroid Injections / Hemmo A. Bosscher 280

Section 23F Facet Neurolysis Including Cryoneurolysis and Radiofrequency / Monica Neumann, P. Prithvi Raj, Lloyd Joseph Fitzgerald, Mahmood Ahmad 291

Section 23G Intrathecal Implantation / John C. Oakley, Peter S. Staats, Samuel Hassenbusch 303

24 Surgical Techniques / Samuel Hassenbusch 309

25 Psychologic Techniques / George F. Blackall, Kevin E. Wilson 318

26 Physical Therapy Techniques / Richard M. Linchitz, Paul J. Sorell III 327

27 Home Care / Judith A. Paice, Michael Stanton-Hicks 334

28 Alternative Medicine / Winston C. V. Parris 340

29 Palliative Medicine / Mark J. Stillman 345

Part 6 Special Situations

30 Pediatric Pain / Joelle F. Desparmet-Sheridan 351

31 Geriatric Pain / Daniel Lynch 360

32 Quality Assurance and Improvement in Pain Practice / Marshall Bedder 373

33 Economics of Pain Medicine / Benjamin W. Johnson Jr., Marshall Bedder 377

34 Regulatory Issues Affecting Pain Medicine / Michael A. Ashburn, Stephen P. Long 385

35 Pain Medicine and the Legal System / George E. Parsons, William T. Robinson III 391

36 Ethical Issues in Pain Management / R. G. Addison 398.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0323014704

OCLC:

51272124