Pain

Part of the "What Do I Do Now?" series, Pain provides thought provoking, real-world cases to illustrate concepts, approaches to therapy, and potential barriers to optimal care presented by a diverse panel of interdisciplinary authors. Pain is a frequent and distressing symptom encountered by those with serious or life-limiting illness and may present in a multitude of fashions and from a wide array of etiologies. Pharmacologic, nonpharmacologic, and ethical principles of pain control are intertwined within case-based discussions. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the reader's ability to answer the question, "What do I do now?"

List of contents

• Contributors


• 1 Pain Assessment in Palliative Care


• Tanya J. Uritsky


• 2 Pain in the Noncommunicative Adult


• Claudia Z. Chou


• 3 A Behavioral Approach to Pain Control


• Dokyoung S. You


• 4 Cultural Competence in Pain and Palliative Care


• Noah Cooperstein and Jonathan Thoma


• 5 Acupuncture for Analgesia


• Noah Cooperstein and Jonathan Thoma


• 6 Chiropractic Treatment of Cancer Pain


• Brandon Daniels


• 7 Scar Deactivation as an Alternative Treatment for Pain Control


• Jennifer Farrell and Thomas M. Schelby


• 8 Virtual Reality for Pain in Palliative Care


• Lynn Nakad


• 9 Selecting an NSAID


• Julie Waldfogel


• 10 Selecting the Antidepressant as an Adjuvant Analgesic


• Tim Cruz


• 11 Selecting the Anticonvulsant as an Adjuvant Analgesic


• Zachary Macchi and Nathan Boehr


• 12 Ketamine as an Analgesic Adjuvant in Palliative Care


• Sandra Sacks and Ambereen K. Mehta


• 13 Lidocaine as an Analgesic in Palliative Care


• Jessica Geiger and Dharma Naidu


• 14 Non- Opioid Analgesic Side Effects


• Matthew D. Clark


• 15 Cannabis for Pain Management in Palliative Care


• Christopher M. Herndon and Tim Cruz


• 16 Supplement Use in Pain Treatment


• Jennifer L. Rosselli


• 17 Choosing the Opioid


• Michelle Krichbaum and Neil Miransky


• 18 Methadone and Levorphanol


• Amelia L. Persico, Erica L. Wegrzyn, and Jeffrey Fudin


• 19 Mixed Agonist/ Antagonist Opioids in the Treatment of Pain


• Amanda Mullins


• 20 Opioid- Induced Constipation


• Jayne Pawasauskas


• 21 Opioid Side Effects: Central Nervous System


• Elise Fazio and Dominic Moore


• 22 Non- Gastrointestinal/ Central Nervous System Side Effects of Opioid Analgesics


• Gary Houchard and Justin Kullgren


• 23 Myoclonic Jerking and Uncontrolled Pain in an Adult Hospice Patient


• Sandra DiScala and Christine M. Vartan


• 24 Opioid Conversion Calculations


• Mary Lynn McPherson


• 25 Treatment of Pain in Palliative Care with Co- Occurring Opioid Use Disorder


• Amanda Mullins


• 26 Radiopharmaceuticals in the Treatment of Pain in Palliative Care


• Tanya J. Uritsky and Erin McMenamin


• 27 Rectal Administration of Analgesics


• Cara Brock and Patti Murray


• 28 Epidural and Intrathecal Analgesia in Palliative Care


• Theodore Pham Nguyen


• 29 Palliative Sedation as a Means for Pain Control


• L. Toledo- Franco, Jane E. Loitman, and Matthew D. Clark


• 30 Bone Pain in Metastatic Disease: NSAIDs and Corticosteroids


• Michael A. Smith


• 31 Bone- Directed Therapy for Metastatic Cancer


• Keith A. Hecht


• 32 Chemotherapy- Induced Peripheral Neuropathy


• Rachel Caplan and Kate Brizzi


• 33 Pain in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis


• Elyse A. Everett and Kate Brizzi


• 34 Uremic Neuropathy


• Stefanie Pina- Escudero


• 35 Cancer Pain Syndromes


• Daniel Paget


• 36 Breakthrough Pain


• Nathan Boehr and Zachary Macchi


• 37 Abdominal Pain in Palliative Care


• Dharma Naidu and John Hausdorff


• 38 Pain Management in Calciphylaxis


• Jennifer Ku


• 39 Pain Management in Palliative Care for Infants


• Alexis Dallara- Marsh and Sarah Ermer


• 40 Pediatric Pain


• Erinn Louttit and Jessica L. Spruit


• 41 Pain Management in Liver Disease


• Michelle Krichbaum and Maura Miller


• 42 Pain Management in Chronic Kidney Disease


• Scot Born, Ashley Unger, and Christopher M. Herndon


• 43 Pain Management in Mechanically Ventilated Patients


• Kourtney Engele


• 44 Pain Management in Opioid- Tolerant Patients


• Stephanie Abel


• 45 Preexisting Implanted Pumps


• Jane E. Loitman


• 46 Geriatric Pain Pharmacotherapy


• Amelia L. Persico and Erica L. Wegrzyn


• Index

About the author

Christopher M. Herndon, PharmD, BCACP, FASHP, FCCP, is a Professor with the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy and the Residency Program Director for the PGY-2 in Pain and Palliative Care at the Hospice of Southern Illinois. He is also the past-president for the Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists, and is the recipient of numerous professional awards.

Summary

Part of the "What Do I Do Now?: Palliative Care" series, Pain uses thought-provoking, real-world cases to illustrate concepts, approaches to therapy, and potential barriers to optimal care presented by a diverse panel of interdisciplinary authors. Pain is a frequent and distressing symptom encountered by those with serious or life-limiting illness and may present in a multitude of fashions and from a wide array of etiologies. This book intertwines pharmacologic, nonpharmacologic, and ethical principles of pain control within case-based discussions, allowing readers to expect:

· Unique perspectives of pain control, from numerous essential members of the healthcare team;
· An engaging collection of cases that illustrate the most current approaches to the most commonly encountered pain syndromes in palliative care;
· Chapters that begin with cases and that utilize a conversational tone throughout, like a "curb-side" consult with a seasoned colleague.

Consisting of 46 chapters that cover everything from antidepressants to cannabis, cultural competency to bone pain, this volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the reader's ability to answer the question, "What do I do now?"

Product details

• Authors: Christopher M. (Associate Professor Herndon
• Assisted by: Christopher M. Herndon (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.07.2022
• EAN: 9780197542873
• ISBN: 978-0-19-754287-3
• No. of pages: 440
• Series: What Do I Do Now Palliative Care
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases, Diseases & disorders, Diseases and disorders