Essentials of Pain Management - Softcover

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Nalini Vadivelu, MD Associate Professor Department of Anesthesiology Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut USA

Richard D. Urman, MD, MBA Assistant Professor of Anesthesia Harvard Medical School Director, Hospital Procedural Sedation Management Department of Anesthesiology Brigham & Women’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts USA

Roberta L. Hines, MD Nicholas M. Greene Professor of Anesthesiology Department Chair and Chief, Anesthesiology Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut USA

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Essentials of Pain Management is a concise, evidence-based guide that stresses a multidisciplinary approach to pain and provides a thorough review of clinical principles and procedures. Edited by faculty from Yale and Harvard Medical Schools, Essentials provides a practical approach to pain management for every type of pain management practitioner. Features: * Extensive case vignettes illustrating specific pain management challenges and solutions * Multiple-choice questions with detailed answers useful for exam preparation * In-depth discussions of palliative medicine, end-of-life care, physical therapy and acupuncture, behavioral therapy, and pediatric and elderly pain * A formulary of commonly used drugs for an easy go-to reference for every office * Special considerations for nurses and dentists From career choices in pain management to the specific drugs, procedures, and therapies that can alleviate pain, Essentials of Pain Management is a valuable resource for all pain management practitioners.