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Introducing the first definitive guide to pain management in the cancer patientA 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 bowelsAn 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 managementChapter-ending summary bullets and references that provide important opportunities for further studyHelpful, practical appendicesAnd more
Table des matières
1.Assessment of Pain and Other Symptoms2.Pharmacology of Opioids and Other Analgesics3.Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Side Effects4.Application of Pain Management Principles in Specific Cancer Care Settings5.Basic Neurobiology of Cancer Pain6.Bone Pain7.Neuropathic Pain8.Skin Pain and Wound Management9.Ethical Issues in the Cancer Pain Patient10.Psychiatric Issues in Cancer Pain Management11.Chronic Pain in the Cured Cancer Patient12.Cultural and Family Issues13.Spiritual Care of the Cancer Pain Patient14.Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Oncology15.Cancer Rehabilitation16.Practical Aspects of Cancer Pain and Symptom Management and Pediatric Palliative Care17.Neuraxial Infusions18.Nerve Blocks and Related Procedural Pain Management Techniques19.The Role of Palliative Surgery20.Palliative Radiation Therapy TechniquesAppendixA.The M. D. Anderson Approach to Cancer PainB.Troubleshooting Intrathecal Infusion PumpsC.Practical Options for Distress ScreeningD.Dosing Strategies for Oral Methadone
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Résumé
Presents the various medical strategies available for the pain management of the cancer patient. This title covers a wide spectrum of cancer pain syndromes and details the choice and application for use of opiod, steroidal, and analgesic drugs. Every chapter contains management algorithms, tables, and boxed text for each pain syndrome.
