Compact clinical guide to geriatric pain management : an evidence-based approach for nurses / Ann Quinlan-Colwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinlan-Colwell, Ann.

Contributor:

D'Arcy, Yvonne M.

Series:

Compact clinical guide series.

Compact clinical guide series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pain in old age.

Pain--Treatment.

Pain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (461 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Older adults can be especially susceptible to the debilitating effects of chronic pain, yet there are often barriers to successfully alleviating pain on the part of elderly patients and the health care professionals who treat them. This comprehensive guide to geriatric pain management provides the most current information available on assessment and treatment of pain in older adults. In a concise, reader-friendly format, the book provides techniques, tips, and tools for assessing pain and examines barriers to appropriate treatment. It addresses the physiological and psychosocial factors underl

Contents:

Physiological factors and pain processing in the older adult

The psychosocial impact of pain on the older adult patient

Pain assessment in the older adult patient

Pain assessment in the non-verbal, cognitively impaired older adult patient

A review of pain assessment tools for use with the older adult

Developing a comprehensive plan

Choosing the right medication for the pain complaint

Using adjunct medications for specific pain types

Managing medication side effects and specific recommendations for using medications with older patients

Interventional options such as vertebroplasty for compression fractures, nerve blocks, acupuncture

Complementary methods for pain relief such as cognitive behavioral methods, energy techniques, music

The role of physical therapy for reconditioning

Palliative care techniques to promote comfort

When hospice is the best option

Arthritis and gout

Chronic back pain and osteoporosis

Neuropathic pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia and diabetic neuropathy

Central post stoke syndrome

Facial pain associated with temporal arteritis and trigeminal neuralgia

Rheumatological conditions (RA, polymyalgia rheumatica)

Fibromyalgia

Anxiety and depression in older adults

Alcohol and substance use, misuse, and abuse.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-12723-6

9786613531100

0-8261-0731-1

OCLC:

780443382