Churchill's Pocketbook of Pain |
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| Author:
| Stannard, Catherine F.
Booth, Sara |
| Contribution by:
| Eccleston, Christopher
Pickering, Tony |
| Series title: | Churchill Pocketbooks Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-443-07424-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2004 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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| Imprint: | Churchill Livingstone |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.95 |
Book Description:
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This pocket-sized book is an excellent accessible, portable source of guidance on the principles and practices of pain management. The new edition features a new focus on chronic pain, incorporates all of the newest pain medications, reflects our latest understanding of pain physiology, and presents entirely new sections covering functional imaging and the use of strong opioid medications for the relief of non-cancer pain.
This pocket-sized book is an excellent accessible, portable source of guidance on the principles and practices of pain management. The new edition features a new focus on chronic pain, incorporates all of the newest pain medications, reflects our latest understanding of pain physiology, and presents entirely new sections covering functional imaging and the use of strong opioid medications for the relief of non-cancer pain.
- Offers practical information on managing pain associated with cancer, HIV, and chronic syndromes such as back pain and scar pain.
- Presents valuable insights into the psychology of pain.
- Reviews the basic science of pain and its management.
- Presents totally new sections on functional imaging and on the use of strong opioid medications for the relief of non-cancer pain.
- Incorporates all of the newest drugs used in chronic pain management.
- Describes the latest knowledge concerning the physiology of pain.
- Features a new exclusive focus on chronic pain.