The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Pain Management |
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| Editor:
| Ballantyne, Jane C. |
| Associate Editor:
| Fishman, Scott M.
Abdi, Salahadin |
| Series title: | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Handbook Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7817-2377-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2001 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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The Second Edition of this highly popular pocket guide presents the state-of-the-art approaches to pain management that are currently taught and practiced at the Massachusetts General Hospital. This completely revised new edition is even more user-friendly and clinical than its predecessor. All chapters are updated and 15 new chapters cover epidemiology of pain; quantitative sensory testing; neuroradiology; psychopharmacology for pain; pre-emptive analgesia for acute pain; chronic...
More DescriptionThe Second Edition of this highly popular pocket guide presents the state-of-the-art approaches to pain management that are currently taught and practiced at the Massachusetts General Hospital. This completely revised new edition is even more user-friendly and clinical than its predecessor. All chapters are updated and 15 new chapters cover epidemiology of pain; quantitative sensory testing; neuroradiology; psychopharmacology for pain; pre-emptive analgesia for acute pain; chronic pain and the difficult patient; physical therapy in chronic pain; neuropathic pain syndromes; depression and pain; pain and drug addiction; pain and suffering; symptom management; palliative care; radiotherapy and cancer pain; and radiopharmaceuticals. A great pocket reference that can be used on the floor daily.