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Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Anaesthetics > Pain & pain management
Characterized by clarity and straddling the line between scope and
depth of information, this concise book provides physicians a
comprehensive overview of pain medicine. Chapters are written by
some of the leading minds in pain medicine and feature case
studies, key points and suggested readings. Multidisciplinary
approaches to the clinical and financial challenges of pain with
the goal of improving patient quality of life are also discussed.
Additionally, the book is in is in tight alignment with the
information that trainees are expected to master for the American
Board of Anesthesiology's pain medicine subspecialty certification,
as outlined by the Joint Council on Anesthesiology Examinations; it
covers the diagnosis of pain states, the management of pain, acute
pain, radicular pain, neuropathic pain, chronic visceral pain,
headaches, and special populations. This book is a must-have for
anyone new to pain medicine or studying for the subspecialty
certification.
The book begins with a public health/epidemiologic examination of
the situation, with a systematic view of the problem based on
classic (infectious disease) epidemiologic principles applied to
this behavioral health issue. This application is expanded to take
into account the fact that unlike most epidemics in our species'
history, a unique factor that must be accounted for in any public
health analysis is that the host (opioid-dependent/misusing
patient) is generally not under sufficiently strong motivation to
avoid the disease. The introduction concludes with a survey of
recent containment approaches, categorized epidemiologically by
target (agent, vector, host.) The remainder of the book is
organized according to this framework, addressing agent,
vector/transmission and host, respectively. Sections Three and Four
comprise the major focus of the book, and are dedicated primarily
to practical education for primary care providers in preventing
opioid use disorder, and overcoming it after the fact.
There is an unmet need in both acute and chronic care settings for
a comprehensive, clinically focused, fast reference on pain
management. Written by high-profile, internationally recognized
experts in field, Pain Treatment for Acute and Chronic Conditions:
A Comprehensive Handbook is one of the first manuals of its kind to
provide balanced and comprehensive coverage of pain medicine
modalities. The book is structured into sixteen sections with each
chapter providing key points for quick reference, followed by a
more detailed overview of the topic at hand with extensive tables
and figures to illustrate. Beautifully laid out and extensively
furnished with both research and experience, this book is a
necessary resource in the field of pain medicine.
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