Compact Clinical Guide to Acute Pain Management : An Evidence-Based Approach for Nurses


Yvonne. D'Arcy
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
New York : : Springer Publishing Company, , 2011.
Omfang
1 online resource (346 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - CONTENTS; Preface; SECTION I: OVERVIEW OF ACUTE PAIN; 1. The Problem of Acute Pain; 2. Standards, Guidelines, Practice Statements, and The Joint Commission Standard for Acute Pain Management; SECTION II: ASSESSING ACUTE PAIN; 3. The Art and Science of Pain Assessment; 4. Assessment Tools for Acute Pain; 5. Assessing Pain in Specialty Populations; PART III: MEDICATIONS AND TREATMENTS FOR ACUTE PAIN; 6. Medication Management With Nonopioid Medications; 7. Opioid Analgesics; 8. Coanalgesics for Additive Pain Relief; 9. The Effect of Opioid Polymorphisms and Patient Response to Medications. - 10. Complementary and Integrative Therapies for Pain ManagementPART IV: ADVANCED PAIN MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; 11. Perioperative Pain Management; 12. Patient-Controlled Analgesia; 13. Epidural Analgesia; 14. Regional Techniques for Postoperative Pain Relief; PART V: DIFFICULT-TO-TREAT PATIENT POPULATIONS; 15. Chronic Pain Patients With Acute Pain; 16. Sickle Disease; 17. Patients With Active Substance Abuse or a History of Substance Abuse; 18. Abdominal Pain; 19. Emergency Room, Trauma, and Critical Care Patients With Pain. - This book provides much-needed guidelines that are presented in an easy-to-use, systematic format for quick access to core concepts on acute pain management. It is designed to help busy practitioners accurately assess pain in a variety of patient populations, and select patient-appropriate medications and interventions to achieve optimal pain management for adult patients. Intended for use in primary care, internal medicine, and acute- and long-term care settings, this book covers the topics of acute pain assessment, both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options, current informatio
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Acute Disease - therapy
Analgesics - therapeutic use
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Central Nervous System Agents
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9780826105493

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