This book provides concise, easily accessible, up-to-date information on pain management from one of the leading authorities in the field. The latest drug therapy is a key feature. Well written, with tables, charts, and graphs for easy access, this volume is sure to earn a spot in your coat pocket.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Assessment of a Patient in Pain 2. Pharmaceuticals Used in Pain Management - Opiate Therapy for Non-Cancer Pain 3. Acute Pain Management 4. Overview of Chronic Pain Management 5. Which Patients Should be sent to Pain Management Centers 6. Peripheral neuropathy 7. RSD and Causalgia 8. Phantom limb pain 9. Myofascial pain 10. Fibromyalgia 11. The Management of Arthritis pain 12. Acute shingles pain and postherpetic neuralgia 13. Headache 14. Oralfacial pain 15. Chest wall pain 16. Spinal Pain 17. Chronic Abdominal pain 18. Pelvic pain 19. Genital pain syndromes 20. Upper and Lower Extremity Pain Syndromes 21. HIV/AIDS pain 22. Cancer pain 23. Palliative care