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Geared to clinicians in all disciplines, this manual is a practical, authoritative guide to the assessment and management of pain in adults and in pediatric patients. Chapters written by leading experts explain the most useful diagnostic tests, describe the entire spectrum of pain syndromes, and discuss all currently available drugs and other treatment options. This updated second edition includes new chapters on EMG, functional MRI, interstitial cystitis and urologic pain, central pain syndromes, antidepressants, new injection therapies, implantable devices, drug addiction, and legal issues. It is a Brandon-Hill recommended title.

Questo libro è un contribuito alla comprensione della vera origine della fibromialgia, dei dolori cronici, della stanchezza e dei tanti malesseri che molti si portano dietro senza trovare comprensione o aiuto risolutivo. Le malattie possono essere superate solo se diventa chiaro ciò che le determina, altrimenti non resta che fermarsi al solo controllo dei sintomi. Come rifare "l'impianto elettrico" dell'organismo, è una delle indicazioni del libro. Il dottor Grieco indica una strada possibile, per raggiungere una nuova pienezza del vivere.

Il testo, con tavole sinottiche e questionario applicativo tratta dell'attuazione della legge 38/2010 che detta regole precis

Obtain all the core knowledge in pain management you need from one of the most trusted resources in the field. The new edition of  Practical Management of Pain gives you completely updated, multidisciplinary overview of every aspect of pain medicine, including evaluation, diagnosis of pain syndromes, rationales for management, treatment modalities, and much more. In print and online, it is all the expert guidance necessary to offer your patients the best possible relief. "I would recommend this textbook for all clinicians involved in acute, chronic, and cancer pain medicine. It is a book that I enjoyed reading read from cover to cover, but it would be equally good being dipped into selectively as an aid memoir or when preparing a presentation." Reviewed by British Journal of Anaesthesia, Feb 2015 Understand and apply the latest developments in pain medicine with brand-new chapters covering disability assessment, central post-stroke pain, chronic widespread pain, and burn pain. Effectively ease your patients' pain with today's best management techniques, including joint injections, ultrasound-guided therapies, and new pharmacologic agents (such as topical analgesics). Access up-to-the-minute knowledge on all aspects of pain management, from general principles to specific management techniques, with contributions from renowned experts in the field. Read the full text and view all the images online at expertconsult.com. Understand and apply the latest developments in pain management with brand-new chapters covering disability assessment, central post-stroke pain, widespread chronic pain, and burn pain. Effectively ease your patients' pain with today's best management techniques, including joint injections, ultrasound-guided therapies, and new pharmacologic agents (such as topical analgesics).

Argomenti: Anestesia, rianimazione e terapia intensiva, Chirurgia d'urgenza ed emergenza, Chirurgia estetica, Chirurgia genera

Aristotele assegnava alla medicina una priorità: "sedare dolorem", eliminare il dolore, fisico e psichico