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Principles and Practice of Pain Management - Hardcover

 
9780070682917: Principles and Practice of Pain Management

Synopsis

Contributed chapters discuss the pathophysiology, measurement, psychological aspects, and diagnostic measures of pain, and then address the issues of particular anatomic locations (head, neck chest, etc.); common painful syndromes; and pain therapy systemic pharmacologic approaches, intraspinal opioid analgesia, nerve blocks, epidural steroids and facet injections, stimulation-induced analgesia, physical measures, behavioral therapy, nutrition, psychotherapy, neurosurgical treatment. Pain clinics, disability assessment, and medical-legal considerations are also discussed. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Carol A. Warfield, MD Edward Lowenstein Professor of Anesthesia Harvard Medical School Chief, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts Zahid H. Bajwa, MB Assistant Professor of Anesthesia Harvard Medical School Director of Education and Clinical Pain Research Beth Israel Deaconess Medical

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