Pain medicine : a comprehensive review / P. Prithvi Raj.

Includes index

Cont.: Chapter 1 History of Pain Medicine Chapter 2 Pain Medicine As A Speciality - Pain Societies - Training of Pain Physicians - Examining Boards Chapter 3 Pain Mechanisms and Pain Pathways Chapter 4 Taxonomy Classification of Pain Syndromes Acute Pain Syndromes Chapter 5 Medical Diseases Chapter 6 Trauma Chapter 7 Surgery Chapter 8 Obstetrics Chronic Pain Syndromes Chapter 9 Nociceptive Pain Chapter 10 Neuropathic Pain Chapter 11 Visceral Pain Chapter 12 Cancer Pain Chapter 13 Other Evaluation and Investigation of Pain Patients Chapter 14 1. History Taking Chapter 15 2. Physical Exam Chapter 16 3. Laboratory Investigation Chapter 17 4. Psychological Evaluation Chapter 18 5. Functional Evaluation Chapter 19 6. Disability Evaluation Chapter 20 7. Pain Measurment Chapter 21 Diagnostic Tools Available for Pain Management Modalities of Pain Management Chapter 22 Pharmacological Techniques Chapter 23 Interventional Techniques Chapter 24 Surgical Techniques Chapter 25 Psychological Techniques Chapter 26 Physical Therapy Techniques Chapter 27 Home Care Chapter 28 Alternative Medicine Chapter 29 Palliative Medicine Special Situations Chapter 30 Pediatric Pain Patients Chapter 31 Geriatric Pain Patients Chapter 32 Quality Assurance Techniques in Pain Medicine Chapter 33 Economics of Pain Medicine Chapter 34 Regulatory Issues Affecting Pain Medicine Chapter 35 Pain Medicine and the Legal System Chapter 36 Ethical Issues