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- Code: PONCAID
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Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Pain in Oncologic and AIDS Patients®
Cancer and AIDS often produce similar kinds of pain in many patients, and this pain can cause impairments in physical and psychosocial functioning. Pain control is a fundamental aspect of the treatment of cancer and AIDS. This book, now in its 3rd edition, fills an important need by fully discussing the various pain syndromes, the assessment of pain, and the choices available to physicians to extend pain relief to these patient populations. 236 pages.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Scope of the Problem
- Chapter 2: Definitions and Principles of Assessment
- Chapter 3: Pain Syndromes in Patients with Cancer and HIV/AIDS
- Chapter 4: Principles of Opioid Pharmacotherapy
- Chapter 5: Management of Common Opioid Side Effects
- Chapter 6: Nonopioid and Adjuvant Analgesics
- Chapter 7: Invasive Approaches and Other Analgesic Techniques
- Index
