"In recent years our understanding of molecular mechanisms of drug action and interindividual variability in drug response has grown enormously. Meanwhile, the practice of anesthesiology has expanded to the preoperative environment and numerous locations outside the OR. Anesthet…
Presents a brief history of painkillers, discussing common prescription analgesics, how to recognize if someone is addicted to painkillers, and the damaging effect they can have on the body.
Implement and evaluate a formal process for early identification of opioid misuse in opioid naïve patients through the use of the Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) in individuals who presented with acute pain.
A study investigating whether a relationship exists between sound levels in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) and the use of analgesics was conducted. Previous studies indicated sound levels in the PACU exceeded federal recommendations, that more analgesics were used during pe…
Pain Assessment and Pharmacologic Management, by highly renowned authors Chris Pasero and Margo McCaffery, is destined to become the definitive resource in pain management in adults. It provides numerous reproducible tables, boxes, and figures that can be used in clinical practi…
Pain Assessment and Pharmacologic Management, by highly renowned authors Chris Pasero and Margo McCaffery, is destined to become the definitive resource in pain management in adults. It provides numerous reproducible tables, boxes, and figures that can be used in clinical practi…
"Pain Assessment and Pharmacologic Management, by highly renowned authors Chris Pasero and Margo McCaffery, is destined to become the definitive resource in pain management in adults. It provides numerous reproducible tables, boxes, and figures that can be used in clinical pract…
This resource in pain management in adults provides numerous reproducible tables, boxes, and figures that can be used in clinical practice and emphasizes the benefits of a multimodal analgesic approach throughout.
This book discusses the scope of the problem; effects of use and abuse; addiction; treatment and recovery; and prevention.
