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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460360103321

Titolo

Compact clinical guide to acute pain management : an evidence-based approach for nurses / / Yvonne D'Arcy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub. Co., 2011

New York : , : Springer Pub. Co., , ©2011

ISBN

1-283-04454-4

9786613044549

0-8261-0550-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 pages)

Collana

Compact clinical guide series

Disciplina

616/.0472

Soggetti

Pain - Treatment

Analgesia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The problem of acute pain -- Standards, guidelines, practice statements, and the Joint Commission Standard for Acute Pain Management -- The art and science of pain assessment -- Assessment tools for acute pain -- Assessing pain in specialty populations --  Medication management with nonopioid medications -- Opioids analgesics -- Coanalgesics for additive pain relief -- The effect of opioid polymorphisms and patient response to medications -- Complementary and integrative therapies for pain management -- Perioperative pain management -- Patient-controlled analgesia -- Epidural analgesia -- Regional techniques for postoperative pain relief -- Chronic pain patients with acute pain -- Sickle disease -- Patients with active use or a history of substance abuse -- Abdominal pain -- Emergency room, trauma, and critical care patients with pain.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides much-needed guidelines that are presented in an easy-to-use, systematic format for quick access to core concepts on acute pain management. It is designed to help busy practitioners accurately assess pain in a variety of patient populations, and select patient-appropriate medications and interventions to achieve optimal



pain management for adult patients. Intended for use in primary care, internal medicine, and acute- and long-term care settings, this book covers the topics of acute pain assessment, both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options, current informatio