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Compact clinical guide to cancer pain management : an evidence-based approach for nurses [E-Book]

By: Contributor(s): Series: Compact clinical guide seriesPublisher: New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., �2013Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780826109743
  • 0826109748
Other title:
  • Cancer pain management
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WY 156
Online resources:
Contents:
The problem of cancer pain -- Assessing pain in patients with cancer -- Non-opioid medications -- Opioid medications -- Co-analgesic medications -- Management of medication side effects -- Complementary techniques for pain relief -- Regional techniques -- Implanted techniques -- Palliative chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery for pain control -- Effect of opioid polymorphisms -- Differences in opioid dependency, addiction, and tolerance -- Developing a comprehensive treatment plan -- Cancer pain emergencies -- Neuropathic pain -- Myofascial pain -- Chronic pain in the cancer survivor -- Palliative & hospice care -- End of life care -- Psychosocial aspects of cancer pain.
Scope and content: The scope of the content in this text is extremely comprehensive. Traditional content on pain assessment and on pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions form the foundation for the text. Davies and D'Arcy also include content on interventional options for managing chronic pain. In addition, newer content on the effect of opioid polymorphisms, cancer pain emergencies, myofascial pain, and chronic pain in cancer survivors places this text at the forefront in terms of cutting-edge issues in cancer pain management."--Preface.Review: "[This] text is full of 'clinical pearls' based on [the authors'] extensive clinical experience with effective and ineffective pain management interventions. The scope of the content in this text is extremely comprehensive, newer content on the effect of opioid polymorphisms, cancer pain emergencies, myofascial pain, and chronic pain in cancer survivors places this text at the forefront in terms of cutting-edge issues in cancer pain management.". Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN. Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The problem of cancer pain -- Assessing pain in patients with cancer -- Non-opioid medications -- Opioid medications -- Co-analgesic medications -- Management of medication side effects -- Complementary techniques for pain relief -- Regional techniques -- Implanted techniques -- Palliative chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery for pain control -- Effect of opioid polymorphisms -- Differences in opioid dependency, addiction, and tolerance -- Developing a comprehensive treatment plan -- Cancer pain emergencies -- Neuropathic pain -- Myofascial pain -- Chronic pain in the cancer survivor -- Palliative & hospice care -- End of life care -- Psychosocial aspects of cancer pain.

The scope of the content in this text is extremely comprehensive. Traditional content on pain assessment and on pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions form the foundation for the text. Davies and D'Arcy also include content on interventional options for managing chronic pain. In addition, newer content on the effect of opioid polymorphisms, cancer pain emergencies, myofascial pain, and chronic pain in cancer survivors places this text at the forefront in terms of cutting-edge issues in cancer pain management."--Preface.

"[This] text is full of 'clinical pearls' based on [the authors'] extensive clinical experience with effective and ineffective pain management interventions. The scope of the content in this text is extremely comprehensive, newer content on the effect of opioid polymorphisms, cancer pain emergencies, myofascial pain, and chronic pain in cancer survivors places this text at the forefront in terms of cutting-edge issues in cancer pain management.". Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN. Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor.

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