Essentials of Pain Medicine

<p>Accessible, concise, and clinically focused, <i>Essentials of Pain Medicine, 4th Edition, </i> by Drs. Honorio T. Benzon, Srinivasa N. Raja, Scott M. Fishman, Spencer S. Liu, and Steven P. Cohen, presents a complete, full-color overview of today's theory and practice of pain medicine and regional anesthesia. It provides practical guidance on the full range of today's <b>pharmacologic, interventional, neuromodulative, physiotherapeutic, and psychological management options</b> for the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons in pain.</p><ul> <li>Covers <b>all you need to know to stay up to date in practice and excel at examinations</b> - everything from basic considerations through local anesthetics, nerve block techniques, acupuncture, cancer pain, and much more.</li> <p> <li>Uses a <b>practical, quick-reference format</b> with short, easy-to-read chapters.</li> <li>Presents the management of pain for <b>every setting where it is practiced</b>, including the emergency room, the critical care unit, and the pain clinic.</li></ul><ul> <li>Features hundreds of diagrams, illustrations, summary charts and tables that clarify key information and injection techniques - <b>now in full color for the first time</b>.</li> <p> <li>Includes <b>the latest best management techniques</b>, including joint injections, ultrasound-guided therapies, and new pharmacologic agents (such as topical analgesics).</li> <p> <li>Discusses<b> recent global developments</b> regarding opioid induced hyperalgesia, addiction and substance abuse, neuromodulation and pain management, and identification of specific targets for molecular pain.</li> <b> <p> <li>Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase.</b> This <b>enhanced eBook experience</b> allows you to search all of the text, figures, Q&As, and references from the book on a variety of devices.</li>