Overview

For more than 30 years, Practical Management of Pain has offered expert guidance to both clinicians and trainees, covering every aspect of acute and chronic pain medicine for adult and pediatric patients. The fully revised 6th Edition brings you fully up to date with new developments in patient evaluation, diagnosis of pain syndromes, rationales for management, treatment modalities, and much more. Edited by a team of renowned pain clinicians led by Dr. Honorio Benzon, this authoritative reference is a comprehensive, practical resource for pain diagnosis and treatment using a variety of pharmacologic and physical modalities. Presents a wealth of information in a clearly written, easily accessible manner, enabling you to effectively assess and draw up an optimal treatment plan for patients with acute or chronic pain. Takes a practical, multidisciplinary approach, making key concepts and techniques easier to apply to everyday practice. Shares the knowledge and expertise of global contributors on all facets of pain management, from general principles to specific management techniques. Discusses the latest, best management techniques, including joint injections, ultrasound-guided therapies, and new pharmacologic agents such as topical analgesics. Covers recent global developments regarding opioid induced hyperalgesia, neuromodulation and pain management, and identification of specific targets for molecular based pain. Includes current information on the use of cannabinoids in pain management and related regulatory, professional, and legal considerations. Includes the latest guidelines on facet injections and safety of contrast agents. Provides new, evidence-based critical analysis on treatment modality outcomes and the latest information on chronic pain as a result of surgical interventions. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Author:   Honorio Benzon, MD (Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology, Associate Chair for Academic Affairs and Promotions, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA) ,  James P. Rathmell, MD (Leroy D. Vandam Professor of Anaesthesia, Head of the Department of Anaesthesia at Brigham and Women's Hospital,Boston, Massachussetts) ,  Christopher L. Wu (Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland) ,  Dennis C. Turk (John & Emma Bonica Endowed Chair for Anesthesiology and Pain Research, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, UW Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Edition:   6th edition
Weight:   2.760kg
ISBN:  

9780323711012

ISBN 10:   0323711014
Pages:   1200
Publication Date:   03 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

1     The History of Pain Medicine 2     Classification of Acute Pain and Chronic Pain Syndromes 3     Organizing an Inpatient Acute Pain Service 4     Interdisciplinary Outpatient Pain Care 5     Healthcare Policy, Access, Resource Availability, Billing Reimbursement, and Legal Issues in Pain Management 6     Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Pain Management 7      Education and Training in Pain and Certification in Pain Medicine 8      Neurophysiology of Pain: Peripheral, Spinal, Ascending, and Descending Pathways 9       A Review of Pain-Processing Pharmacology 10     Neuroimaging Techniques 11     Individual Differences in the Experience and Treatment of Pain: Race, Ethnicity, Sex, and Gender 12     COMMUNICATION AND CLINICAL RELATIONSHIPS TO IMPROVE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN 13     Genetics in Pain and Pain Management 14     Psychosocial and Psychiatric Aspects of Chronic Pain 15     Comprehensive Approach to the Assessment of Patients Experiencing Pain and Its Impact 16     Mechanism-Based Treatment and Precision Medicine 17     Placebo and Nocebo Effects in Clinical Trials and Clinical Practice 18     History and Physical Examination of the Patient with Pain 19     Electrodiagnostic Techniques in Pain Medicine 20     Radiologic Assessment of the Patient with Pain 21     Biomarkers of Pain: Quantitative Sensory Testing, Conditioned Pain Modulation, Punch Skin Biopsy 22     Psychological and Behavioral Assessment 23     Disability Assessment 24     Preemptive Analgesia and Prevention of Chronic Pain Syndromes after Surgery 24     Postoperative Pain 25     Evaluation and Pharmacologic Treatment of Postoperative Pain 26     Regional and Multimodal Treatments of Perioperative Pain 27     Evaluation and Treatment of Postoperative Pain in Patients with Opioid Use Disorders 28     Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Pain in Children 29     Low Back Pain Disorders 30     Buttock and Sciatica Pain 31     Facet Pain: Pathogenesis, Facet Joint Injections, Medical Branch Blocks, Radiofrequency Rhizotomy 32     Neurosurgical Management of Pain 33     Evaluation and Treatment of Cancer-Related Pain 34     Evaluation and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain Syndromes 35     Evaluation and Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 36     Evaluation and Treatment of Pain in Selected Neurological Disorders 37     Central Post-Stroke Pain 37     Phantom Pain 37     Spinal Cord Injury Pain 37     Chronic Widespread Pain 38     Headache: Migraine, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Tension-type, and Other Chronic Headaches 39     Cervicogenic Headache, Postdural Puncture Headache, and Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension 40     Orofacial Pain 41     Visceral Pain 42     Pelvic Pain 43     Pediatric Chronic Pain Management 44     Geriatric Pain Management 45     Pain Management During Pregnancy and Lactation 46     Rheumatologic Disorders 47     Pain in Patients with Medical Comorbidities 48     Major Opioids and Chronic Opioid Therapy 49     Minor Analgesics 50     The U.S. Opioid Crisis and the Legal and Legislative Implications 51     Evaluation for Opioid Management: Opioid Misuse Assessment Tools and Drug Testing in Pain Management 52     Comorbid Pain and Addiction Disorders: Mechanisms and Treatment 53     Antidepressants 54     Adjunct Medications for Pain Management 54     Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents/COX-2 Inhibitors 55     Skeletal Muscle Relaxants 56     Cannabinoids for Pain Management 57     Topical Analgesics 57     Neuraxial Agents for Intraspinal Drug Delivery 57     Pharmacology for the Interventional Physician 58     Psychological Approaches in Pain Management 59     Physical Medicine Modalities in Pain Management 60     Physical Rehabilitation for Patients with Chronic Pain 61     Complementary Approaches to Pain Management 62     Patient Education and Self-Management 63     Neurolytic Agents, Neuraxial Neurolysis, and Neurolysis of Sympathetic Axis for Cancer Pain 64     Head and Neck Blocks 65     Interlaminar and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections 66     Radiofrequency Treatment 67     Hip and Knee Pain: Intraarticular Injections and Radiofrequency Treatment 67     Sacroiliac Joint Injection, Lateral Branch Blocks, and Radiofrequency Treatment 68     Neurolysis of Sympathetic Axis for Cancer Pain 68     Muscle Injections: Trigger Point, Piriformis, IIipsoas/Quadratus Lumborum, and Scalene Muscle Injections 69     Minimally Invasive Procedures for Vertebral Compression Fractures 70     BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL PRE-SCREENING FOR SPINAL CORD AND PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION DEVICES 71     Spinal Cord, DRG, and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation 72     Intrathecal Pumps 73     Upper Extremity Blocks 73     Lower Extremity Blocks 73     Radiation Safety and Radiographic Contrast Agents 74     Anticoagulation and Infection Considerations in Pain Procedures 74     Truncal Blocks 75     Pain Management in Primary Care 75     Discography 76     Intradiscal Procedures: Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET), Nucleoplasty, Decompressor 76     Pain Management in the Emergency Room 77     Joint injections 77     Management of Pain in Sickle Cell Disease 78     Burn Pain 79     Pain Evaluation and Management in Patients with Limited Ability to Communicate Due to Dementia 80     Disparities in Pain Management 81     Pain Management in the Critically III Patient 81     The Health Implications of Disparities in Cancer and Pain Care: Unequal Burdens and Unheard Voices 82     Pain Management at the End of Life and Home Care for the Terminally Ill Patient 83     Home Care 83     Clinical Trial Methodology for Acute Pain Research 84     Clinical Trial Methodology for Chronic Pain Outcome Studies 85     Ethics of Research in Adult and Pediatric Patients with Pain 86     Directions and Areas in Need of Investigation 87     Test

Reviews

""Overall, the book provides a high-quality and comprehensive approach to educating its audience on the broad realm of pain. It is particularly strong in providing updated content and a perspective that brings pain management into the context of society and the potential future."" ©Doody's Review Service, 2022, Efime Popovitz, B.S, M.D (Yale School of Medicine)

Author Information

Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology Associate Chair for Academic Affairs and Promotions Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois John & Emma Bonica Endowed Chair for Anesthesiology and Pain Research Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine UW Medicine University of Washington Seattle, Washington Executive Director, Pain Service Line Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience and Public Health Director, Pain Outcomes Lab Co-Director, NIH-HEAL MIRHIQL Center Wake Forest University of Medicine Winston-Salem, North Carolina Kasumi Arakawa Professor of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine Director, Fibromyalgia and Centralized Pain Exploration Lab University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, KS

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