Every veterinary practitioner must confront the question of how to determine the extent of an animal's pain and whether it has been effectively relieved without other complications arising. "Animal Pain" provides a review of the study of pain and its clinical control. Containing contributions from many sources in the scientific community, this comprehensive text presents the knowledge of experts in veterinary medicine, human medicine and the sciences. It provides a review of our present knowledge of animal pain mechanisms in one complete volume.
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978-0-7216-5937-4 (9780721659374)
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Professor of Anaesthesiology and Pharmacology, Cornell University, New York, USA
Professor of Anaesthesiology and Pharmacology, Cornell Medical College, New York, USA
Pain research and therapy - history, current status and future goals; the anatomical and chemical organization of descending pain modulation systems; defining "pain in animals"; modulation of cutaneous and visceral pain; opiates and pain control; the effects of opiates and neuropeptides on spinal nociceptive mechanisms; delivery systems of analgesics; alpha-adrenergic receptors and their agonists; chemistry and pharmacokinetics of the alpha-2 andrenoreceptor agonists; cardiorespiratory and MAC-reducing effects of the alpha-2 adrenoreceptor agonists in horses; physiological responses to alpha-2 adrenergic agents; antagonism of pharmacological effects of xylazine; use of acupuncture for the control of chronic pain and for surgical analgesia; clinical assessment of pain and analgesics; local and regional anesthesia in pain control; control of perioperative pain; pain control in food animals; pain control in horses; pain control in dogs and cats; pain control in laboratory animals; pain recognition during experimentation and tailoring anesthetic and analgesia administration to the experiment; guidelines for the protection and assessment of pain and distress in experimental animals; the future of control of pain in animals used in teaching and research.
