Main description:

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.

Contents:

Part I: Diagnosis of Pain States.Chapter 1 Overview of Pain States.Chapter 2 Pathways of Pain Perception and Modulation

Chapter 3 Mechanisms of Physiologic Pain

Chapter 4 Mechanisms of Pathologic Pain

Chapter 5 Pain Assessment

Chapter 6 Diagnosis of Pain States

Part II: The Management of Pain States

Chapter 7 Psychological Management of Pain

Chapter 8 The Management of Pain States: Pharmacologic Treatment

Chapter 9 Interventional Approaches

Chapter 10 Surgical Approaches to Chronic Pain

Chapter 11 Alternative and Complementary Approaches in Pain Management

Chapter 12 Palliative Care

Part III: Painful Disease States: Acute Pain

Chapter 13 Surgical Pain

Chapter 14 Traumatic Pain

Chapter 15 Mechanisms of Labor Analgesia

Chapter 16 Ischemic Pain

Part IV: Painful Disease States: Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Chapter 17 Spine Pain

Chapter 18 Joint Pain

Chapter 19 Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Part V: Radicular Pain

Chapter 20 Cervical Radicular Pain

Chapter 21 Thoracic Radicular Pain

Chapter 22 Lumbosacral Radicular Pain

Part VI: Painful Disease States: Neuropathic Pain

Chapter 23 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Chapter 24 Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia

Chapter 25 Peripheral Neuropathy

Chapter 26 Peripheral Neuralgia and Entrapment Neuropathies

Chapter 27 Trigeminal Neuralgia

Chapter 28 Central Pain Syndromes

Part VII: Painful Disease States: Chronic Visceral Pain

Chapter 29 Abdominal Pain

Chapter 30 Urogenital and Pelvic Pain

Part VIII: Painful Disease States: Headaches

Chapter 31 Primary Headaches

Chapter 32 Secondary Headaches

Chapter 33 Orofacial Pain Syndromes (Trigeminal Neuralgia excluded)

Part IX: Painful Disea

se States in Special Populations

Chapter 34 Pediatric Pain

Chapter 35 Geriatric Pain

Chapter 36 Pain in the Critically Ill Patient