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Introducing the first definitive guide to pain management in the cancer patient
A Doody's Core Title for 2011!
"This book is comprehensive in scope and multidisciplinary in its approach. It is an excellent resource for oncologists, fellows, residents, medical students, oncology nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals who provide care for people with cancer. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service
This pioneering book is the first to provide in-depth coverage of all the interventional and medical strategies needed for effective cancer pain management. Logically organized, this immensely practical guide starts with general principles in cancer pain management, followed by management of specific cancer pain syndromes, unique issues, interventional techniques, and other specialized approaches. Reflecting an approach to pain management developed at the prestigious M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Cancer Pain Management addresses the full spectrum of cancer pain syndromes and reviews the selection and administration of various treatment options.
FEATURES
Discussions of the psychosocial aspects of pain and how to resume and retain function for specific pain -- or disease-affected areas, such as in muscle tissue and bowels
An incisive examination of all cancer pain syndromes
Evidence-based pain management algorithms for each pain syndrome (included in each chapter) and synoptic tips for ensuring optimal patient care and pain relief
Special issues in cancer pain management, such as ethical issues; dealing with regulatory concerns related to the prescription of opioids; chronic pain in the cured cancer patient; complementary and alternative approaches to cancer pain; intervention, spiritual, family and cultural issues; wound care; and procedural pain management
Coverage of advanced technical protocols involved in interventional pain management
Chapter-ending summary bullets and references that provide important opportunities for further study
Helpful, practical appendices
And more
Contents
1.Assessment of Pain and Other Symptoms
2.Pharmacology of Opioids and Other Analgesics
3.Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Side Effects
4.Application of Pain Management Principles in Specific Cancer Care Settings
5.Basic Neurobiology of Cancer Pain
6.Bone Pain
7.Neuropathic Pain
8.Skin Pain and Wound Management
9.Ethical Issues in the Cancer Pain Patient
10.Psychiatric Issues in Cancer Pain Management
11.Chronic Pain in the Cured Cancer Patient
12.Cultural and Family Issues
13.Spiritual Care of the Cancer Pain Patient
14.Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Oncology
15.Cancer Rehabilitation
16.Practical Aspects of Cancer Pain and Symptom Management and Pediatric Palliative Care
17.Neuraxial Infusions
18.Nerve Blocks and Related Procedural Pain Management Techniques
19.The Role of Palliative Surgery
20.Palliative Radiation Therapy Techniques
AppendixA.The M. D. Anderson Approach to Cancer Pain
B.Troubleshooting Intrathecal Infusion Pumps
C.Practical Options for Distress Screening
D.Dosing Strategies for Oral Methadone
