Pain Management for the Small Animal Practitioner (Book+CD)

ISBN-13: 9781591610250 / Angielski / Mixed media product / 2004 / 152 str.

William J. Tranquilli; Kurt A. Grimm; Leigh A. Lamont

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Features the entire text, tables and images of the printed volume as well as 11 QuickTime videos. This title includes over 20 minutes of instruction video showing how to perform the block techniques described in the book. It is designed to provide an easy guide to pain management for the veterinary practitioner.

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ContentsSection 1 Pain Terminology, Physiology, Recognition, and Clinical Strategiesfor ManagementPain Terminology 2Physiology of PainThe Sensory Nervous System and Pain 4Nociception 6Consequences of Pain 8Pain Recognition 8Pain Assesment 9Strategies for Pain ManagementPreemptive Analgesia 10Multimodal Analgesia 10Placebo Effect 12Section 2 Analgesic DrugsOpioids 15Local Anesthetics 17Alpha2 Adrenergic Agonists 19Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs 21Analgesic Adjuvant Agents 25Preemptive Analgesic Drug Combinations 27Transdermal Analgesic PreparationsFentanyl Patch 29Buprenorphine Patch 29Lidocaine Patch 30Pluronic Gel Medications 30Topical Local Anesthetic Preparations 31Dispensable Oral MedicationsNSAID Preparations 32Opioid Preparations 33Opioid / Acetaminophen Preparations 33Section 3 Analgesic TechniquesEpidural Analgesia/Anesthesia 35Epidural Catheter Placement 38Brachial Plexus Block 42Radial/Ulnar/Median Nerve Block 45Intra-articular Analgesia 48Dental Nerve Blocks 50Infiltrative Blocks 54Intravenous Regional Analgesia/Anesthesia 58Intercostal Nerve Block 61Interpleural/Intraperitoneal/IntraincisionalAnalgesia/Anesthesia 63Intravenous Constant Rate Infusion 66Transdermal Opioid Delivery 68Adjunctive Analgesic Techniques 71Section 4 Pain Management for Specific Conditions and ProceduresInitial Pain Management of the Trauma Patient 76Head Trauma 78Acute Pancreatitis 79Canine ProceduresDental Cleaning with Extractions 81Ovariohysterectomy 82Castration 84Exploratory Laparotomy 85Forelimb Amputation/Fracture 88Thoracotomy 90Intervertebral Disc Disease 92Cruciate Ligament Repair 94Hind Limb Amputation/Fracture 96Degloving Injury 98Perianal Fistula 100Ear Canal Ablation 101Feline ProceduresDeclaw 104Ovariohysterectomy 105Castration 107Section 5 Managing Chronic Painin Dogs and CatsChronic Pain 109Treatment of Chronic Pain 111Guidelines for Chronic Pain Management 114Common Chronic Pain SyndromesOsteoarthritic Pain 115Osteosarcoma-related Pain 117Central Neuropathic Pain 118Chronic Otitis Pain 119Section 6Implementing a Pain ManagementProgram in Clinical PracticeComponents of a Successful PainManagement Program 121Recommendations for Assessment andManagement of Pain in Clinical Practice 121AppendixDrugs and Sources 123Index 131Recommended Readings 150