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Get the core knowledge in pain medicine you need from one of the most trusted resources in the field. The new fourth edition guides you through every aspect of pain medicine with concise descriptions of evaluation, diagnosis of pain syndromes, rationales for management, treatment modalities, and muc...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Benzon, Honorio T., Raj, P. Prithvi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Philadelphia : Mosby-Elsevier, ©2008.
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Pain > Treatment.
Intractable pain > Treatment.
Analgesia.
Pain Management
Analgesia
Chronic Disease > therapy
Douleur > Traitement.
Douleur rebelle > Traitement.
Analgésie.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Pain Management.
MEDICAL > Pain Medicine.
Intractable pain > Treatment
Pain > Treatment
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: General Considerations (H.T. Benzon and J. Rathmell, editors)
  • 1. The History of Pain Medicine, Winston C.V. Parris and Benjamin Johnson
  • 2. Taxonomy and Classification of Chronic Pain Syndromes, Harold Merskey
  • 3. Organizing an Inpatient Acute Pain Management Service, Beth M. Minzter and Alex Cahana
  • 4. Pain Medicine Practice: Development of Outpatient Services for Chronic Pain, David Walega
  • 5. Health Care Policy, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety in Pain Medicine Practice, Douglas G. Merrill
  • 6. Education, Training, and Certification in Pain Medicine, James P. Rathmell and David L. Brown
  • Part II. Basic Considerations (D. Turk and C. Argoff, editors)
  • 7. Pain Pathways: Peripheral, Spinal, Ascending, and Descending Pathways, Karin N. Westlund High
  • 8. A Review of Pain-Processing Pharmacology, Tony L. Yaksh
  • 9. Pain and Brain Changes, A.V. Apkarian
  • Part III. Evaluation and Assessment (C. Argoff and J. Rathmell, editors)
  • 10. History and Physical Examination of the Pain Patient, Irfan Lalani and Charles E. Argoff
  • 11. Electromyography and Evoked Potentials, Bernard M. Abrams and Howard J. Waldman
  • 12. Radiologic Assessment of the Patient with Spine Pain, Timothy P. Maus
  • 13. Psychological and Behavioral Assessment, Alicia Heapy and Robert D. Kerns
  • Part IV. Clinical Conditions (H.T. Benzon and C. Wu, editors).