The Pain Management Handbook: A Concise Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

Seasoned clinicians comprehensively yet succinctly summarize their years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic pain across a wide variety of medical conditions. Drawing on their extensive personal knowledge of internal medicine family practice rheumatology neurology cardiology as well as of urology oncology neurology physical medicine and gastroenterology they provide all the practical information needed by busy practitioners to initiate appropriate diagnostic tests and therapy- without having to consult other references. Each chapter examines the diseases that can cause pain in the affected area describes appropriate laboratory studies to confirm the diagnosis and discusses in detail the differential diagnosis of the pain. Treatment is presented in practical terms with specific but full information given on medications and dosages. Numerous tables and graphics and organization by anatomical systems allow rapid and easy access to all relevant data. SMP Copy This comprehensive handbook of practical information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of pain is organized to give the busy practitioner rapid access to relevant data for the diagnosis and treatment of pain in every kind of disorder. Written by a multidisciplinary team of highly experienced clinicians the book concisely discusses the differential diagnosis of pain throughout the body describes appropriate diagnostic tests that will confirm the diagnosis and presents the key treatment options in practical terms complete with recommended medications and doses.