cover image - Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323096690
Copyright: 2015
Publication Date: 08-26-2014
Page Count: 640
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $66.99

Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

by James S. Gaynor, DVM, MS, DACVA, DAAPM and William W. Muir, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323096690
Copyright: 2015
Publication Date: 08-26-2014
Page Count: 640
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $66.99
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Trust the Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management, 3rd Edition to help you meet the increasing need for effective pain management in the animals you treat. This user-friendly guide contains the most up-to-date and clinically relevant information on analgesic drugs and managing pain in dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, ferrets, and rabbits. It specifically covers the areas of pain assessment, pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment options, guidelines for managing acute and chronic pain, and unique aspects of pain management. This edition also incorporates expanded information on cats, exotics, the latest drugs, and more to keep you on top of today’s best practices in veterinary pain management.

    • User-friendly format helps you quickly and easily find essential pain management information.
    • Helpful boxes and tables provide at-a-glance access to pharmacologic protocols and clinical applications, including dosages, indications, contraindications, and side effects.
    • Complementary and alternative treatment strategies are included throughout to assist you in using the latest non-pharmacological pain interventions.
    • Case studies clearly illustrate the practical applications of key concepts in the clinical setting and help you sharpen your pain assessment and management skills.
    • NEW! Eight new chapters include the latest information on:
      • the human-animal bond
      • local and regional techniques
      • preventive and multimodal analgesia
      • energy modalities
      • acupuncture
      • physical examination with emphasis on isolating and locating pain
      • therapeutic goals
      • pain in laboratory animals

    • NEW! Completely updated drug information, with new agents, doseforms, and routes provides the most current pain management therapies for use in the clinical setting.
    • NEW! Expanded sections on the cat and exotics address the growing popularity of these pets by providing additional species-specific information.
  • 1. The Human-Animal Bond and Pain
    2. Nociception and Pain Mechanisms
    3. Pain: Physiologic Consequences and Stress
    4. Pain Nomenclature
    5. Pain Behaviors and Pain Assessment Scales
    6. Quality of Life Assessment
    7. Drug Classes and Drugs Used for Pain Therapy: An Overview
    8. NSAIDs
    9. Opioids
    10. Alpha-2s
    11. Local Anesthetics
    12. Local and Regional Anesthetic Techniques
    13. Corticosteroids
    14. Other “Drugs” and Injectable Modalities
    15. Drug Delivery Methods
    16. Preventative” and “Multimodal” Analgesia; “Masking” and Pitfalls: Theory and Consequences
    17. Energy Modalities: Therapeutic Laser and Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy
    18. Acupuncture
    19. Physical Rehabilitation and Exercise
    20. Physical Examination with Emphasis on Isolating and Detecting Pain
    21. Therapeutic Goals
    22. Acute Pain Cases
    23. Chronic Pain Cases
    24. Cat Specific Considerations
    25. Rabbit and Small Mammal Specific Considerations
    26. Bird Specific Considerations
    27. Reptile Specific Considerations
    28. Regulations in Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals
  • James S. Gaynor, DVM, MS, DACVA, DAAPM, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist, International Veterinary Acupuncture Society; Director, Animal Anesthesia and Pain Management Center, Colorado Springs, CO and William W. Muir, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, Regional Director, American Academy of Pain Management, Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Consulting Services, Columbus, Ohio
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