cover image - Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780323168083
Copyright: 2008
Publication Date: 01-29-2008
Page Count: 672
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $66.99

Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd 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, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780323168083
Copyright: 2008
Publication Date: 01-29-2008
Page Count: 672
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $66.99
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    • 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 contributors — many of the most respected experts in the field — share their insights and experiences to bring you the most current thinking in this ever-changing discipline.
    • Completely revised and updated content throughout ensures you are using the best and most current information available on analgesic drugs and pain management techniques.
    • An expanded chapter on Pain Management in Horses and Cattle explores the latest advances in treating this group of animals.
    • Eight new chapters offer cutting-edge coverage of hot topics in the field, including:
      • Pain Management in the Cat
      • Pain Management for the Pet Bird
      • Clinical Approaches to Analgesia in Reptiles
      • Clinical Approaches to Analgesia in Ferrets and Rabbits
      • Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in Dogs
      • Rehabilitation Methods and Modalities for the Cat
      • Quality of Life Issues
      • Hospice and Palliative Care
  • Part One — Principles of Pain Management

    1. The Ethics of Pain Management

    2. Physiology and Pathophysiology of Pain

    3. Pain and Stress

    4. Definitions of Terms Describing Pain

    Part Two — Recognition and Evaluation of Pain

    5. Pain Behaviors

    6. Objective, Categoric Methods for Assessing Pain and Analgesia

    Part Three — Therapy for the Alleviation of Pain

    7. Pharmacologic Principles and Pain: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

    8. Drugs Used to Treat Pain

    9. Opioids

    10. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs

    11. B2-Agonists

    12. Local Anesthetics

    13. Glucocorticoids

    14. Other Drugs Used to Treat Pain

    15. Local and Regional Anesthetic Techniques for Alleviation of Perioperative Pain

    16. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Pain Management in Veterinary Patients

    Part Four — Acute and Chronic Pain Management

    17. Selecting Analgesic Drugs and Routes of Drug Administration

    18. Acute Pain Management: A Case-Based Approach

    19. Chronic Pain Management: A Case-Based Approach

    20. Drug Antagonism and Antagonists

    21. Cancer Pain Management

    22. Pain Management in the Cat NEW!

    23. Pain Management in Horses and Cattle

    24. Pain Management for the Pet Bird NEW!

    25. Clinical Approaches to Analgesia in Reptiles NEW!

    26. Clinical Approach to Analgesia in Ferrets and Rabbits NEW!

    27. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in Dogs NEW!

    28. Rehabilitation Methods and Modalities for the Cat NEW!

    29. Quality of Life Issues NEW!

    30. Hospice and Palliative Care NEW!
  • 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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