Pain and pain management

This no-nonsense guide promotes a multidisciplinary approach to pain management in adolescent patients, acknowledging persistent pain is a complex biopsychosocial problem.

In this extraordinary book, Iona Heath draws on her experience as a general practitioner to select and comment on a collection of passages concerning death and dying, and to consider the essential nature of general practice.

As our understanding of the mechanisms of the brain and nervous system that underlie the conscious experience of pain has increased over the past 60 years, so too has the field of pain management.

Advances in medical science and technology are saving the lives of more children worldwide than ever.

This is an updated guide to the range of drugs commonly unused in the treatment of psychiatric disorders.

This is the first comprehensive book on the biology and ecology of pufferfish, also known as blowfish, swellfish, and globefish.

This educational workbook helps people who build compassionate relationships with dying people.

This comprehensive easy-to-read compendium on renal drugs has been revised and updated with 200 additional drugs that affect renal function.

The learning curve in the management of painful degenerative lumbar spine patients is steep because every case has singular characteristics.

A case-based guide to the common and less common pain syndromes encountered in patients with neurological disorders and their treatment.

A case-based guide to the common and less common pain syndromes encountered in patients with neurological disorders and their treatment.

This book has been thoroughly updated and expanded, with additional contributions from experts in the field.

This book is designed for physicians in the ICU who need a straightforward, practical reference for management of critically ill neurological and neurosurgical patients.

Patients with extreme obesity undergoing surgical procedures need specific perioperative management.

Ten papers of thirty questions each cover the entire syllabus, with questions pitched at the right level for the exam.

180 single best answer and multiple true/false questions, with detailed explanations, to aid revision for the Final FRCA exam.

Cased-based problem-solving and clinical application of the full spectrum of up-to-date regional anesthetic techniques for a wide variety of injuries.

Short, concise summary of clinical and non-clinical aspects of obstetric analgesia and anaesthesia for trainees and seniors.

Comprehensive and highly illustrated synopsis of anesthetic management options for otolaryngologic and bronchoscopic surgery, authored by world authorities.

Practical resource for all healthcare professionals involved in day-to-day management of operating rooms of all sizes and complexity.

Ten papers of thirty questions each cover the entire syllabus, with questions pitched at the right level for the exam.

180 single best answer and multiple true/false questions, with detailed explanations, to aid revision for the Final FRCA exam.

Cased-based problem-solving and clinical application of the full spectrum of up-to-date regional anesthetic techniques for a wide variety of injuries.

Short, concise summary of clinical and non-clinical aspects of obstetric analgesia and anaesthesia for trainees and seniors.

Comprehensive and highly illustrated synopsis of anesthetic management options for otolaryngologic and bronchoscopic surgery, authored by world authorities.

Practical resource for all healthcare professionals involved in day-to-day management of operating rooms of all sizes and complexity.

State-of-the-art, clear, concise presentation of a wide array of analgesic agents, with practical pearls to aid prescribing.

State-of-the-art, clear, concise presentation of a wide array of analgesic agents, with practical pearls to aid prescribing.

A practical question-and-answer resource for any healthcare practitioner involved in advanced life support in adults and children.

A practical question-and-answer resource for any healthcare practitioner involved in advanced life support in adults and children.

A comprehensive guide to anesthesia specifically for spine surgery, explaining procedures from the point of view of both anesthesiologists and surgeons.

A comprehensive guide to anesthesia specifically for spine surgery, explaining procedures from the point of view of both anesthesiologists and surgeons.

A practical clinical text reviewing pre-, intra- and post-operative care of cardiac patients, invaluable for all anesthesia residents and fellows.

A practical clinical text reviewing pre-, intra- and post-operative care of cardiac patients, invaluable for all anesthesia residents and fellows.

A concise, practical handbook giving up-to-date, evidence based, ''how to'' guidance on safe, effective procedural sedation.

A concise, practical handbook giving up-to-date, evidence based, ''how to'' guidance on safe, effective procedural sedation.

Covers the specific issues anesthetic care providers must consider when faced with morbidly obese surgical patients.

Covers the specific issues anesthetic care providers must consider when faced with morbidly obese surgical patients.

A concise volume which debates the current clinical management controversies encountered by obstetric anesthesiologists in daily practice.

A concise volume which debates the current clinical management controversies encountered by obstetric anesthesiologists in daily practice.

Dissects the nature of complications and helps anaesthetists and anaesthetic practitioners understand, avoid and manage these efficiently.

Detailed clinical text giving clear diagnostic and management guidance for a wide range of neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care problems.

Combines evidence-based practice and expert opinion to create a multidisciplinary resource for any healthcare professional managing patients with tracheotomies.

Combines evidence-based practice and expert opinion to create a multidisciplinary resource for any healthcare professional managing patients with tracheotomies.

Detailed clinical text giving clear diagnostic and management guidance for a wide range of neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care problems.

Dissects the nature of complications and helps anaesthetists and anaesthetic practitioners understand, avoid and manage these efficiently.

Describes the devices, techniques and principles of perioperative monitoring of surgical patients, covering the entire armamentarium used by modern anesthesiologists.

Describes the devices, techniques and principles of perioperative monitoring of surgical patients, covering the entire armamentarium used by modern anesthesiologists.

An updated edition of this definitive, unrivalled, no-nonsense textbook, providing treatment guidelines for effective central pain management.

Leading experts in fluid management explain what you should know when providing infusion fluids to surgical and critical care patients.