Opioid therapy in the 21st century
Smith, Howard S. (ed)
Opioid therapy in the 21st century - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008
Introdcution to opioids; Overview of opioid-related terminology; Diagnosis and assessment of pain; Opioid pharmacology; Optimizing pharmacologic outcomes - drug selection, route selection, assessing and managing opioid side effects, principles of opioid rotation, individualization of therapy; Opioid therapy for cancer pain; Evidence for the use of long-term opioid therapy in persistent noncancer pain; Pre-opiod prescribing period; Identifying patients at risk for pain medication misuse; Potential documentation tools in long-term opioid therapy; Managing the risk of abuse, addiction, and diversion; Special populations - pediatric, geriatric, palliative care; Patients with a history of substance abuse; Resources
0195339495
Opioid therapy in the 21st century - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008
Introdcution to opioids; Overview of opioid-related terminology; Diagnosis and assessment of pain; Opioid pharmacology; Optimizing pharmacologic outcomes - drug selection, route selection, assessing and managing opioid side effects, principles of opioid rotation, individualization of therapy; Opioid therapy for cancer pain; Evidence for the use of long-term opioid therapy in persistent noncancer pain; Pre-opiod prescribing period; Identifying patients at risk for pain medication misuse; Potential documentation tools in long-term opioid therapy; Managing the risk of abuse, addiction, and diversion; Special populations - pediatric, geriatric, palliative care; Patients with a history of substance abuse; Resources
0195339495