Fundamentals of Pain Medicine

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Overview of Pain States (Jianguo Cheng)....Pages 3-6 Pathways of Pain Perception and Modulation (Kiran Rajneesh, Robert Bolash)....Pages 7-11 Mechanisms of Physiologic Pain (Siu Fung Chan, Salim M. Hayek, Elias Veizi)....Pages 13-20 Mechanisms of Pathologic Pain (Jianguo Cheng)....Pages 21-25 Pain Assessment (Rodrigo Benavides)....Pages 27-32 Diagnosis of Pain States (Jianguo Cheng, Richard W. Rosenquist)....Pages 33-39 Front Matter ....Pages 41-41 Psychological Management of Pain (Sara Davin, Judith Scheman, Edward Covington)....Pages 43-52 The Management of Pain States: Pharmacologic Treatment (Robert Bolash)....Pages 53-60 Interventional Approaches (Jianguo Cheng)....Pages 61-74 Surgical Approaches to Chronic Pain (Sean J. Nagel, Bryan S. Lee, Andre G. Machado)....Pages 75-83 Acupunture and Complementary Integrative Approaches in Pain Management (Lucy Chen)....Pages 85-92 Palliative Care (Chirag A. Patel, Mellar P. Davis)....Pages 93-100 Front Matter ....Pages 101-101 Surgical Pain (Ehab Farag, Maria Yared, Wael Ali Sakr Esa, Michael Ritchey, Loran Mounir Soliman)....Pages 103-111 Traumatic Pain (Martin J. Carney, Austin L. Weiss, Mark R. Jones, Alan David Kaye)....Pages 113-125 Mechanisms of Labor Analgesia (Beth H. Minzter, Jagan Devarajan)....Pages 127-140 Ischemic Pain (Magdalena Anitescu)....Pages 141-151 Front Matter ....Pages 153-153 Spine Pain (Michael B. Jacobs, Steven P. Cohen)....Pages 155-164 Joint Pain (Michael P. Schaefer, Meredith Konya)....Pages 165-175 Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Jay P. Shah, Nikki Thaker)....Pages 177-184 Front Matter ....Pages 185-185 Cervical Radicular Pain (Robert W. Hurley, Jennifer L. Chang)....Pages 187-194 Thoracic Radicular Pain (Brian R. Monroe, Carlos A. Pino)....Pages 195-201 Lumbosacral Radicular Pain (Kent H. Nouri, Salahadin Abdi)....Pages 203-208 Front Matter ....Pages 209-209 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Michael Stanton-Hicks)....Pages 211-220 Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia (Jianguo Cheng, Richard W. Rosenquist)....Pages 221-225 Peripheral Neuropathy (Daniel C. Callahan)....Pages 227-234 Peripheral Neuralgia and Entrapment Neuropathies (Justin T. Drummond, Sherif Zaky, Salim M. Hayek)....Pages 235-243 Trigeminal Neuralgia (Samer Narouze)....Pages 245-252 Central Pain Syndromes (Alexander Bautista, Jianguo Cheng)....Pages 253-258 Front Matter ....Pages 259-259 Abdominal Pain (Leonardo Kapural, Jianguo Cheng)....Pages 261-269 Urogenital and Pelvic Pain (Mercy A. Udoji, Timothy J. Ness)....Pages 271-278 Front Matter ....Pages 279-279 Primary Headaches (Brinder Vij, Stewart J. Tepper)....Pages 281-290 Secondary Headaches (Brinder Vij, Stewart J. Tepper)....Pages 291-300 Orofacial Pain Syndromes (Trigeminal Neuralgia Excluded) (Ying (Amy) Ye, Jennifer S. Kriegler)....Pages 301-315 Front Matter ....Pages 317-317 Pediatric Pain (Douglas Henry)....Pages 319-327 Geriatric Pain (Kenneth D. Candido)....Pages 329-338 Pain in the Critically Ill Patient (Chiedozie Udeh)....Pages 339-347 Back Matter ....Pages 349-359