Anaesthetics

For the half million people who undergo back surgery each year, and the additional million who are seriously contemplating it, Do You Really Need Back Surgery?

For the half million people who undergo back surgery each year, and the additional million who are seriously contemplating it, Do You Really Need Back Surgery?

Prescription Drug Diversion and Pain provides an interdisciplinary overview of medications used to treat chronic pain, specifically the benefits and risks that are posed by long-term opioids use.

Prescription Drug Diversion and Pain provides an interdisciplinary overview of medications used to treat chronic pain, specifically the benefits and risks that are posed by long-term opioids use.

Over the last several decades opioid treatment for chronic pain has become increasingly popular.

Patients with pain disorders pose many clinical challenges for the attending physician.

The incidence of neuropathic pain continues to rise, yet it is an affliction often misdiagnosed or inadequately treated.

Chronic pain is a significant health problem for many children and adolescents and is often challenging for healthcare professionals to treat.

This concise, lucid textbook provides a basis for understanding the function of the respiratory system and a framework for the treatment of many respiratory diseases.

The understanding of pain has undergone extraordinary development over the last 25 years.

Patients with pain disorders pose many clinical challenges for the attending physician.

In this groundbreaking book, Dr.

The care of pain patients often requires a specialized knowledge base and skill set that goes beyond that of the general management of patients.

An estimated 60 million Americans suffer from pain.

Ultrasound technology is enabling anesthesiologists to perform regional anesthetic procedures with greater confidence in accuracy and precision.

Most of the developments in perioperative medicine the 20th century were focused on the establishment of standard monitors, biomarkers, and outcomes measures for the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, with marked improvements in perioperative safety.

The stories behind drug discovery are fascinating, full of human and scientific interest.

This is a revised and expanded edtion of a classic in palliative medicine, originally published in 1991.

If you suffer from chronic pain, whether as a result of an injury, illness, or accident, you know it can interfere with every aspect of your life.

Winner of the 2011 Arthur Shapiro Award for Best Book on Hypnosis, from the Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis An explosion of interest in the applications of hypnosis for clinical problems, especially pain, has led to a wide accumulation of research on hypnosis as a viable, beneficial supplement to treatment protocols.

In the United States, over half of pregnant women receive some form of anesthesia for their deliveries; this translates into well over 2 million anesthetics per year.

Although the perioperative care of patients by anesthesiologists draws on diverse clinical skills, the principles of anesthesiology and pain management are rooted in the neurosciences.

Headache: Through the Centuries illuminates the history of headaches with a particular interest in how the disorder has been understood and treated since the earliest recorded accounts, dating from around 4000 BC.

In this innovative new book, Steve Selvin provides readers with a clear understanding of intermediate biostatistical methods without advanced mathematics or statistical theory (for example, no Bayesian statistics, no causal inference, no linear algebra and only a slight hint of calculus).

Out of 238 million American adults, 100 million live in chronic pain.

This book contains relevant step-by-step information on how to detect, manage, and treat complications and emergencies during the perioperative period.

Breakthrough pain (BTP) is episodic pain that emerges through the treatment of otherwise well-managed chronic background pain.

Spinal cord stimulators (SCS) are implantable medical devices used to treat chronic pain of neurologic origin, such as sciatica, intractable back pain, and diabetic.

This is a revised and expanded edtion of a classic in palliative medicine, originally published in 1991.

The product of six years of collaborative research, this fine biography offers new interpretations of a pioneering figure in anesthesiology, epidemiology, medical cartography, and public health.

Palliative care is rapidly evolving as a multidimensional therapeutic model devoted to improving the quality of life of all patientswith life-threatening illness.

Both pain and addiction are tremendous public health problems.

Chronic pain has a multitude of causes, many of which are not well understood or effectively treated by medical therapies.

Headache Medicine has recently become an official medical subspecialty.

Anesthesia Crash Course is uniquely positioned to address the needs of new trainees in anesthesia.

Pediatric Anesthesiology: A Comprehensive Board Review is a high-yield, streamlined study aid.

Pelvic Pain Management is an evidence-based guide to understanding the basics of pain mechanisms, pharmacology, invasive and noninvasive treatment modalities, and pain management protocols related to the complex problem of pelvic pain.

It may come as something of a surprise that pain, the most prevalent symptom in clinical practice, is not always addressed specifically in health professions training.

Collective knowledge of the origins and pharmacology of pain are evolving rapidly, providing increased hope for better pain management and a far greater quality of life for patients worldwide.

Pain Medicine approaches the management of common chronic pain conditions using a unique interdisciplinary approach focusing on multiple facets of patients' clinical presentations.

Out of 238 million American adults, 100 million live in chronic pain.

Basic Anesthesiology Examination Review is a high-yield, streamlined study aid specifically designed for Anesthesiology residents preparing for the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) Basic Anesthesiology Exam.

Surgical Pain Management is an essential, step-by-step guide to surgical techniques and the perioperative management of chronic pain patients whose treatment includes implantable therapies.

Surgical Pain Management is an essential, step-by-step guide to surgical techniques and the perioperative management of chronic pain patients whose treatment includes implantable therapies.

Anesthesia Emergencies contains relevant step-by-step information on how to detect, manage, and treat complications and emergencies during the perioperative period.

In recent years, neurocritical care has grown and matured as a subspecialty of Critical Care Medicine with the advent of new monitoring, diagnostic, and therapeutic capabilities.

In recent years, neurocritical care has grown and matured as a subspecialty of Critical Care Medicine with the advent of new monitoring, diagnostic, and therapeutic capabilities.

In this book, the authors have placed culture in the forefront of their approach to study pain in an integrative manner.

Headache pain is widespread: 70% of Americans report suffering from headaches; 12% of those experience migraine pain.

Quality and Safety in Anesthesia and Perioperative Care offers practical suggestions for improving quality of care and patient safety in the perioperative setting.