Practical chronic pain management: a case-based approach

This book focuses on both the management of the pain as well as the pain patient and is formatted as a practical, evidence-based guide to managing chronic pain conditions. It meets the market need for a reference that aides physicians in understanding and improving chronic pain in their patients. Organized across 46 chapters, the book begins with an introduction on chronic pain evaluation, and specifically stresses the importance of complete patient evaluation including social and psychological evaluation. Subsequent chapters then start with an evaluation, medical and interventional options available, how and when to move from one option to another and the level of evidence offered for each intervention. These unique chapter elements provide the reader with a case-based approach to managing their patients. Additionally, a brief discussion of epidemiology and pathophysiology of the disease process is included and the technical aspects of interventional techniques are reviewed. Edited by a leader in the field with international contributing authors across pain medicine, Practical Chronic Pain Management this book is written primarily for anesthesiologists, pain specialists, rheumatologists, and primary care physicians.

What Is the Prognosis of This Condition?

Includes index.

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1: ABCs of Chronic Pain Evaluation -- Evaluating a Chronic Pain Patient -- History and Physical Examination -- Standard Questionnaires -- Pain Quality -- Functional Limitations -- Pain Coping Assessment/Behavioral Assessment -- Conclusion -- References -- 2: A 40-Year-Old Woman with Chronic Recurrent Headache (Migraine) -- Case Description -- What Is Your Preliminary Diagnosis? -- How Is the Diagnosis Confirmed? -- What Is the Pathophysiology of This Condition? -- How Is This Problem Managed? -- Acute Treatment -- Preventive Therapy

What Is the Prognosis of This Condition? -- Discussion -- Prevalence -- Differential Diagnosis -- Predictive Value of Different Clinical Features (Both on History and Physical Exam) and Lab Testing/Imaging -- History -- Physical Exam -- Lab Testing -- Imaging -- Strength of Evidence for Different Treatment Modalities -- Future Directions or Clinical Trials in Progress -- Conclusion/Summary -- References -- 3: Cluster Headache -- Case Description -- What Is Your Preliminary Diagnosis? -- How Is Diagnosis Confirmed? -- What Is the Pathophysiology of This Condition? -- How Is This Problem Manage…