The Management of Acute Pain provides simple, practical guidelines for those who prescribe and administer drugs for acute pain relief, particularly junior medical and nursing staff. The new edition has been extensively revised to take account of drug developments in recent years. The book will be valuable for House officers, SHO's, physiotherapists, and palliative care nurses.

1. Why is pain control a problem? ; 2. What is pain? ; 3. Why treat pain? ; 4. Psychological aspects of acute pain? ; 5. Principles of analgesic drug administration ; 6. Opioid pharmacology ; 7. Useful opioid analgesic drugs ; 8. Intramuscular administration of analgesics ; 9. Opioid infusions ; 10. Patient-controlled analgesic (PCA) systems ; 11. Inflammation and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ; 12. Pharmacology of local anaesthetic agents ; 13. Local anaesthetic techniques ; 14. An introduction to epidural and spinal analgesia ; 15. Spinal anaesthesia ; 16. Epidural anaesthesia ; 17. Epidural and intrathecal opioids ; 18. Inhalational techniques and alternative therapies ; 19. Antiemetic drugs ; 20. Pain control in special situations ; 21. The acute pain service ; 22. Case studies in pain management ; Suggested additional reading ; Index

Clear, concise guidelines for managing most acute pain problems Written for junior doctors and nursing staff Fully up-to-date with latest drug treatments Authoritative guide from leading experts in pain relief

Clear, concise guidelines for managing most acute pain problems Written for junior doctors and nursing staff Fully up-to-date with latest drug treatments Authoritative guide from leading experts in pain relief