
Acute Pain Management
A Practical Guide
Bailliere Tindall (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 12. March 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-7020-2581-5 (ISBN)
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Description
"Acute Pain Management" is an authoritative and practical guide to the safe and effective management of conventional forms of analgesia, written by experts in this field. The concisely written text is supplemented with useful checklists, flow charts and key points that can be readily referred to during treatment of a patient. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated throughout, with the addition of three new chapters and a section of multiple choice questions to aid with examination preparation. All those involved in pain management will find this an invaluable guide to clinical practice.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Trainees/residents and practising anaesthetists/intensivists; all those involved in the pain management team, particularly junior doctors and nurses who are often responsible for administering and managing this form of analgesia.
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
50 ills.
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7020-2581-5 (9780702025815)
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Content
: Acute pain significance and assessment. Pharmacology of opioids. Pharmacology of local anesthetics. Traditional methods of opioid administration. Patient-controlled analgesia. Epidural and intrathecal analgesia. Other drugs used in acute pain management. Other techniques used in acute pain management. Education. MCQs - questions and answers.