Pain management in veterinary practice / / editors, Christine M. Egger, Lydia Love, Tom Doherty

• Pubblicazione: Ames, Iowa : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (464 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.089; 636.089/60472
• Soggetto topico: Pain in animals - Treatment
• Altri autori: EggerChristine M LoveLydia DohertyT. J (Tom J.)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Pain Management in Veterinary Practice; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Section 1 Introduction and Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of Pain; 1 Introduction: Pain: An Issue of Animal Welfare; RECOGNITION AND ASSESSMENT OF PAIN IN ANIMALS; Pain Recognition Tools; PAIN AND CONSCIOUSNESS; ATTITUDES TOWARD ANIMAL PAIN; PAINFUL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES IN FARM ANIMALS; Roadblocks to Treating Pain in Farm Animals; THE WAY FORWARD; REFERENCES; 2 Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of Pain; NOCICEPTORS; Transient Receptor Potential Ion Channel; Sensory Neuronal Sodium Channel ; Acid-sensing Ion ChannelNOCICEPTIVE AFFERENTS; SPINAL CORD; White Matter; The Gray Matter; Modulation of Nociception; SUPRASPINAL CENTERS; Perception; Descending Modulatory Pathways; VISCERAL PAIN; Visceral Nociception; Visceral Sensitization and Hyperalgesia; Central Processing of Visceral Pain; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; Phantom Pain; AUTONOMIC SYSTEM AND PAIN; IMMUNE SYSTEM AND PAIN; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; 3 Mechanisms of Cancer Pain; PREVALENCE OF CANCER PAIN; CAUSES OF CANCER PAIN; MECHANISMS OF CANCER PAIN; MECHANISMS OF CANCER-RELATED PAIN; Peripheral Mechanisms of Cancer Pain ; Central Mechanisms of Cancer PainBone Metastasis; Pain due to Cancer Invasion of Neural Tissues; Chemotherapy- and Radiotherapy-Related Peripheral Neuropathy; POTENTIAL FUTURE TREATMENTS; ALLEVIATION OF CANCER PAIN; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Section 2 Pharmacology of Analgesic Drugs; 4 Opioids; TERMINOLOGY; STRUCTURE OF OPIOIDS; OPIOID RECEPTORS; PERIPHERAL OPIOID EFFECTS; BASIC OPIOID PHARMACOKINETICS; SIDE EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS; Respiratory System; Cardiovascular System; Gastrointestinal System and Emesis; Thermoregulatory Center; Shivering; Antitussive Actions ; Euphoria and DysphoriaUrinary System; Immunomodulatory Effects; SPECIFIC μ-AGONISTS; Morphine; Meperidine (Pethidine); Hydromorphone; Oxymorphone; Methadone; Fentanyl; Remifentanil; Sufentanil; Alfentanil; Tramadol; Tapentadol; OPIOID AGONIST-ANTAGONISTS; Butorphanol; Buprenorphine; OPIOID ANTAGONISTS; Naloxone; Nalmefene; Naltrexone; Reversal ofμ-Opioid Agonists with Agonist-Antagonists or Partial Agonists; OPIOIDS FOR ENTERAL ABSORPTION; Codeine; Morphine and Hydromorphone Slow Release; Hydrocodone; BUCCAL ABSORPTION OF OPIOIDS; Fentanyl and Sufentanil; Buprenorphine; TRANSDERMAL ROUTE ; FentanylBuprenorphine; NEURAXIAL OPIOIDS; Adverse Effects of Neuraxial Opioids; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; 5 Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Corticosteroids; HISTORY; MECHANISMS OF ACTION; Other Mechanisms of Action; CLASSIFICATION OF NSAIDs; ADVERSE EFFECTS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS; Effects on the Gastrointestinal Tract; Effects on the Renal System; Effects on the Hepatic System; Effects on Platelet Function; Effects on Bone Healing; CLINICAL USE OF NSAIDs; SELECTED NSAIDs; Acetaminophen (Paracetamol); Aspirin; Carprofen; Deracoxib; Diclofenac; Dipyrone; Etodolac; Firocoxib ; Flunixin Meglumine
• Sommario/riassunto: Pain Management in Veterinary Practice provides veterinary practitioners with the information needed to recognize and manage pain in a wide range of large, small, and exotic animal species. Encompassing acute, adaptive, and chronic, maladaptive pain, the book provides an up-to-date review of the physiology and pathophysiology of pain. Pain Management in Veterinary Practice offers specific strategies for addressing pain in animals, including local and regional analgesia, continuous rate infusions, and novel methods of analgesic drug delivery. With comprehensive informatio
• Titolo autorizzato: Pain management in veterinary practice
• ISBN: 1-118-76160-X; 1-118-99919-3; 1-118-76134-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910138997603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II