Compact clinical guide to chronic pain management an evidence-based approach for nurses / [electronic resource] :
Yvonne D'Arcy.
- New York, N.Y. : Springer Pub. Co., c2011.
- x, 358 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The problem of chronic pain -- The art & science of chronic pain assessment -- Non-opioid analgesics -- Opioids -- Co-analgesics for additive pain relief -- Complementary & integrative therapies for pain management -- Pain clinic referrals and interventional options -- Effect of opioid polymorphisms and gender differences -- Pain and addiction -- Developing a comprehensive treatment plan for patients with chronic pain -- Low back pain -- Rheumatoid and osteoarthritis -- Fibromyalgia -- Headaches -- Overview of neuropathic pain -- Peripheral neuropathic pain syndromes -- Central pain syndromes.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.