Fine P, Portenoy RK: Opioid analgesia. New York: McGraw Hill, 2004.
The intent of this book is to help clinicians make practical sense of the
varied and often conflicting issues (pharmacological, clinical, and regulatory)
surrounding opioid pharmacotherapy, in order to promote the most healthful
outcomes possible for patients in pain. The aim is to improve knowledge
and skills related to both the principles of prescribing and the management
of risk. In this way, healthcare professionals and those they serve may
benefit increasingly from the unique therapeutic potential of this drug
class, and fear less the undeniable, yet manageable, potential for harm.
A
clinical guide to OPIOID ANALGESIA - Cover, Copyright, Table of
Contents and Summary
Chapter 1: Opioids:
Historical Notes and Perspectives
Chapter 2: Neuropharmacology
and Neurophysiology of Endogenous Opioid Systems
Chapter 3: Opioid
Drugs: Overview of Clinical Pharmacology
Chapter 4: Positioning
Opioid Therapy Through a Comprehensive Pain Assessment
Chapter 5: Initiating
and Optimizing Opioid Therapy
Chapter 6: Anticipation,
Prevention, and Management of Adverse Effects
Chapter 7: Opioid
Responsiveness and Management of the Poorly Responsive Patient
Chapter 8: Pain
and Chemical Dependency: Definitions and Phenomenology
Chapter 9: Risk
of Opioid Misuse, Abuse and Addiction: Predicting the Problematic Patient
Chapter 10: Risk
Assessment and Management During Long-Term Opioid Therapy
Chapter 11: Opioid
Therapy in Substance Abusers
Chapter 12: Opioid
Analgesics in the Very Young and Very Old
Chapter 13: Opioid
Therapy in Those with Advanced Medical Illness
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