Effective Treatments for Pain in the Older Patient

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Synopsis

This clinically focused book provides the essential modalities for managing pain in older patients. Chapters cover a variety of topics important for clinicians, including effective approaches, evaluation, acute and chronic pain, interventional strategies, and addiction issues. Complexities in assessing and treating pain when presented with multiple comorbidities and the unique physical, cognitive, and sensory changes that occur in the elderly are discussed in detail. Practical, concise and authored by leaders in pain medicine, this will serve as an invaluable guide to practitioners that care for older people.

Book details

Author:
Grace A. Cordts, Paul J. Christo
ISBN:
9781493988273
Publisher:
Springer New York
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2018-12-21
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2019
Copyright by:
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Medicine, Nonfiction