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Opioids in non-cancer pain /
Opioids have been used as analgesics for many years, and their use in the management of acute pain related to trauma and surgery is well established. However, patients with persisting pain need a pain management plan that brings relief of symptoms without adverse effects in both the short and longer...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | Oxford pain management library.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 Opioids: a brief history; 2 Opioid pharmacology; 3 Opioid actions: insights from imaging; 4 Opioid pharmacogenomics; 5 Opioid prescribing trends: an international perspective; 6 Current good practice in pain medicine; 7 Benefits and adverse effects of opioids; 8 Opioid-induced hyperalgesia; 9 Contraindications, cautions, and drug interactions; 10 Clinical use: back pain; 11 Clinical use: pain associated with osteoarthritis; 12 Clinical use: neuropathic pain; 13 Practical aspects of prescribing; 14 Opioids and addiction
- Appendix 1 Prescription writing requirementsAppendix 2 Table of approximate oral analgesic equivalence; Appendix 3 Approximate analgesic equivalences of transdermal opioids; Appendix 4 Calculating the starting dose of methadone (inpatient conversion); Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z