Chapter 22 Multipurpose Adjuvant Analgesics Chapter outline Antidepressant Drugs Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) “Newer” Antidepressants Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) Summary Mechanism of Action Adverse Effects Indications Drug Selection Dose Selection…
Chapter 25 Adjuvant Analgesics for Musculoskeletal Pain Chapter outline Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Benzodiazepines Conclusion IN the management of acute traumatic sprains or strains in the nonmedically ill, nonopioid and opioid…
Chapter 4 Other Challenges in Pain Assessment Chapter outline Patients Who Are Critically Ill Patients Who Are Unconscious Patients Who Are Intellectually Disabled Patients Who Are Mentally Ill Schizophrenia Posttraumatic…
Chapter 29 Adjuvant Analgesics for Persistent (Chronic) Bone Pain Chapter outline Calcitonin Bisphosphonates Dose Selection Adverse Effects Radiopharmaceuticals Treatment Considerations Conclusion BONE pain is a common problem in the palliative…
Chapter 28 Local Anesthetics for Procedural Pain Chapter outline Infiltrated Lidocaine EMLA L.M.X.4 Synera Jet Injection LET, TLC, and TAC Other Local Anesthetic Approaches for Procedural Pain Conclusion RESEARCH shows…
Chapter 27 Adjuvant Agents for Goal-Directed Sedation in the Critically Ill and for Procedural Sedation Chapter outline Propofol Adverse Effects Analgesia During Propofol Sedation Propofol Outside of the ICU The…
Chapter 21 General Considerations in the Use of Adjuvant Analgesics Chapter outline Drug Selection Dosing Variability in Response Patient Co-Morbidities Adjuvant Analgesics During Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding Multimodal Therapy Polypharmacy Positioning…
Chapter 2 Misconceptions that Hamper Assessment and Treatment of Patients Who Report Pain Chapter outline Subjectivity of Pain Patient versus Caregivers/Family Health Care Conditions that Influence Clinicians’ Judgments of Pain…
Chapter 1 Underlying Complexities of Pain Assessment Chapter outline Failure to Assess Pain and Underestimation of Pain Failure to Accept Patient’s Reports of Pain Failure to Act on Patient’s Reports…
Chapter 8 Perioperative Nonopioid Use Chapter outline Effectiveness Perioperative Multimodal Analgesia Preemptive Analgesia Accelerated Multimodal Postoperative Rehabilitation Selected Nonopioids and Routes of Administration Ketorolac IV Ibuprofen IV Acetaminophen IV Parecoxib…
