Acute pain management : a practical guide
Macintyre, Pamela E.
Acute pain management : a practical guide Pamela E. Macintyre, L. Brian Ready - 2nd edition. - London: W. B. Saunders, c2001 - x, 258 p. : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS
Preface --
1. Introduction --
2. Pharmacology of opioids --
3. Pharmacology of local anesthetic drugs --
4. Routes of opioid administration --
5. Patient-controlled analgesia --
6. Epidural and intrathecal analgesia --
7. Other drugs used in acute pain management --
8. Other techniques used in acute pain management --
9. The opiod-dependent patient --
10. Acute neuropathic pain --
11. The elderly patient --
12.. Education.
MCQs - questions and answers.
Serves as a practical guide to the safe and effective management of conventional forms of analgesia. This second edition includes three chapters and a section of multiple choice questions to aid with examination preparation. It is a useful guide to clinical practice to all those involved in pain management.
9780702025815 070202581X
Analgesia.
Analgesia methods.
Analgesics pharmacology
Pain.
Pain Management.
RB127.M33 2001
Acute pain management : a practical guide Pamela E. Macintyre, L. Brian Ready - 2nd edition. - London: W. B. Saunders, c2001 - x, 258 p. : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS
Preface --
1. Introduction --
2. Pharmacology of opioids --
3. Pharmacology of local anesthetic drugs --
4. Routes of opioid administration --
5. Patient-controlled analgesia --
6. Epidural and intrathecal analgesia --
7. Other drugs used in acute pain management --
8. Other techniques used in acute pain management --
9. The opiod-dependent patient --
10. Acute neuropathic pain --
11. The elderly patient --
12.. Education.
MCQs - questions and answers.
Serves as a practical guide to the safe and effective management of conventional forms of analgesia. This second edition includes three chapters and a section of multiple choice questions to aid with examination preparation. It is a useful guide to clinical practice to all those involved in pain management.
9780702025815 070202581X
Analgesia.
Analgesia methods.
Analgesics pharmacology
Pain.
Pain Management.
RB127.M33 2001