Pain in children : a practical guide for primary care / edited by Gary A. Walco, Kenneth R. Goldschneider ; foreword by Charles B. Berde.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walco, Gary A.

Goldschneider, Kenneth R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pain in children.

Pain.

Child.

Medical Subjects:

Pain.

Child.

Physical Description:

xxi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana, 2008.

Summary:

Advances over the past two decades have enabled physicians to revolutionize the manner in which they can assess and manage children's pain. Today, professionals from a variety of disciplines have contributed data that have transformed medical perspectives. Technological advances now enable doctors to treat acute pain in fetuses, premature neonates, infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents with increasing precision and efficacy. Research highlighting the context of chronic pain has moved health care providers away from a mind-body dichotomy and toward an integrated, holistic perspective that leads to substantial improvement in children's adaptive functioning as well as subjective comfort.

Pain in Children: A Practical Guide for Primary Care covers these topics and is intended for anyone who provides medical care to children. Each chapter provides an overview of the problem, followed by a "hands-on" description of relevant assessment and intervention strategies. The role of the primary care practitioner is highlighted, both as a front-line resource as well as a consumer of specialized pediatric pain treatment services. Each chapter ends with a summary and specific bullet points highlighting the most central elements, making for quick and easy reference.

Comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of pediatric pain

Practical strategies for optimal diagnosis and treatment

Recommendations for issues in daily practice, including office-based procedures, post-operative pain management, analgesic and adjunct medications, and common pain problems, such as headache and abdominal pain

Coverage of special topics, including pain in children with a developmental disability, remote management, CAM, psychological interventions, and more

Contents:

I. General considerations

II. Acute pain management

III. Recurrent and chronic pain management

IV. Common recurrent and chronic pain problems in primary care

V. Special topics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781934115312

1934115312

OCLC:

222163867