Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to opioids / Howard S. Smith
  • Overview of opioid-related terminology / Kenneth C. Jackson and Howard S. Smith
  • Diagnosis and assessment of pain / Charles E. Argoff
  • Opioid pharmacology / Mellar P. Davis and Howard S. Smith
  • Optimizing pharmacologic outcomes. Drug selection / Howard S. Smith and Kenneth C. Jackson
  • Optimizing pharmacologic outcomes. Route selection / Howard S. Smith
  • Optimizing pharmacologic outcomes. Assessing and managing opioid side effects / Howard S. Smith and Gary McCleane
  • Optimizing pharmacologic outcomes. Principles of opioid rotation / Bill H. McCarberg and Howard S. Smith
  • Optimizing pharmacologic outcomes. Individualization of therapy / Howard S. Smith
  • Opioid therapy for cancer pain / Mellar P. Davis and Howard S. Smith
  • Evidence for the use of long-term opioid therapy in persistent noncancer pain / Howard S. Smith and Gary McCleane
  • Pre-opioid prescribing period / Howard S. Smith
  • Identifying patients at risk for pain medication misuse / Lynn R. Webster and Howard S. Smith
  • Potential documentation tools in long-term opioid therapy / Howard S. Smith and Kenneth L. Kirsh
  • Managing the risk of abuse, addiction, and diversion / Howard S. Smith
  • Special populations. Pediatric / Howard S. Smith and Amy Mitchell
  • Special populations. Geriatric / Gary McCleane
  • Special populations. Palliative care / Janet Abrahm and Lida Nabati
  • Patients with a history of substance abuse / Kenneth L. Kirsh and Steven D. Passik.