Main description:

This new edition provides clinicians with the latest advances in the identification, diagnosis and management of acute and chronic pain conditions and syndromes.

Beginning with an overview of pain evaluation, the next chapters explain acute and chronic pain. The following chapters examine different types of pain including cancer, thoracic, lower back, head and neck, and more.

Each chapter has been fully revised and the third edition features many new topics, including a complete chapter dedicated to opioid pharmacology.

Authored by recognised Texas-based experts in the field, the text is presented in a clear, algorithmic approach, enhanced by clinical photographs and figures.

Key points

Fully revised, third edition presenting latest advances in diagnosis and management pain
Features many new topics including a chapter on opioid pharmacology
Authored by recognised Texas-based experts in the field
Previous edition (9780323019743) published in 2006

Contents:

Section 1. Evaluation

Section 2. Acute Pain

Section 3. Chronic Pain Syndromes

Section 4. Cancer Pain

Section 5. Head and Neck Pain

Section 6 Thoracic Pain

Section 7. Low Back Pain

Section 8. Upper Extremity Pain

Section 9. Lower Extremity Pain

Section 10. Pediatric Pain

Section 11. Pharmacology

Section 12. Opioid Pharmacology

Section 13. Non-Interventional Therapeutic Modalities

Section 14. Interventional Therapeutic Modalities

Section 15. Other Topics