Pain Medicine and Management: Just the Facts - Softcover

Wallace, Mark; Staats, Peter

9780071411820: Pain Medicine and Management: Just the Facts

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071411828 ISBN 13: 9780071411820

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2004

A quick reference to the management of pain for specialists as well as general medical practitioners and residents. Written in a concise bulleted format, the content is limited to only the essential facts necessary for assessment and treatment of common pain conditions and presentations. A perfect review tool for both the anesthesia and pain medicine board exams.

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From the Back Cover:

This concise, yet comprehensive review is the perfect tool to prepare for certification, re-certification, CME–or for use as a clinical refresher. Featuring the insights of the world’s leading authorities, its highly efficient format conveniently condenses and simplifies only the most important content, for maximum yield and comprehension.

Features:
*Perfect for pain medicine and anesthesiology exams–or as a concise clinical consult on the major presentations and interventions in pain
*Standardized, bulleted format highlights and summarizes key concepts, to assure quick absorption of the material and reinforce your understanding of even the most difficult topics
*All key topics covered including physiology, patient assessment, therapeutics and interventional therapies, chronic and acute pain, disability, special techniques, and much more
*Gain easy access to state-of-the-art alternative treatments such as acupuncture and TENS, new treatments for AIDS- and cancer-related pain, and more
*Chapters are logically organized to help focus your study and provide quick access to topics:

ABBREVIATED CONTENTS:
*Test Preparation and Planning
*Basic Physiology
*Evaluation of the Pain Patient
*Analgesic Pharmacology
*Acute Pain Management
*Regional Pain
*Chronic Pain Management
*Special Techniques in Pain Management
*Disability

About the Author:

Mark S. Wallace, MD, University of California, San Diego, CA

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