Compact clinical guide to chronic pain management : an evidence-based approach for nurses /

D'Arcy, Yvonne M.

Compact clinical guide to chronic pain management : an evidence-based approach for nurses / Yvonne D'Arcy. - New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2011. - x, 358 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. - Compact clinical guide series . - Compact clinical guide series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The problem of chronic pain -- The art and science of chronic pain assessment -- Nonopioid analgesics -- Opioids -- Coanalgesics for additive pain relief -- Complementary and integrative therapies for pain management -- Pain clinic referrals and interventional options -- Effect of opioid polymorphisms and gender differences -- Pain and addiction -- Developing a comprehensive treatment plan for patients with chronic pain -- Low back pain -- Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis -- Fibromyalgia -- Headaches -- Overview of neuropathic pain -- Peripheral neuropathic pain syndromes -- Central pain syndromes.

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Chronic pain--Treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pain--drug therapy.
Pain--nursing.
Analgesics--therapeutic use.
Chronic Disease--drug therapy.
Evidence-Based Nursing.
Primary Health Care.

RB127 / .D378 2011
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