The Essence of Analgesia and Analgesics (Cambridge Medicine (Paperback))

Cambridge University Press, 10/14/2010
EAN 9780521144506, ISBN10: 0521144507

Paperback, 550 pages, 24.6 x 19.1 x 2.6 cm
Language: English

The Essence of Analgesia and Analgesics is an invaluable practical resource for clinicians giving pain relief in any clinical setting, describing the pharmacologic principles and clinical use of all available pain medications. As well as detailed overviews of pain processing and analgesic theory, sections are dedicated to oral and panteral opioid analgesics, neuraxial opioids, NSAIDs, local anesthetics, anticonvulsant type analgesics, NMDA antagonists, alpha adrenergic analgesics, antidepressant analgesics, muscle relaxants, adjuvant medications, and new and emerging analgesics. The concise format of the chapters allows for quick and easy reading and assimilation of information. Enhanced by summary tables and figures, each chapter provides an overview of a particular drug, covering chemical structure, mode of activity, indications, contraindications, common doses and uses, advantages and disadvantages, and drug related adverse events. Key references are also provided. Edited by leading experts in pain management, this is essential reading for any clinician involved in pain management.

Part I. Pain Definitions
Part II. Oral and Parenteral Opioid Analgesics
Part III. Neuraxial Opioid Analgesics
Part IV. NSAIDs
Part V. Local Anesthetics
Part VI. Anticonvulsant Type Analgesics
Part VII. NMDA Antagonists
Part VIII. Alpha Adrenergic Analgesics
Part IX. Antidepressant Analgesics
Part X. Muscle Relaxants
Part XI. Adjuvant Analgesics and Antiemetics
Part XII. New and Emerging Analgesics.