Pain Medicine: Prepare for the FRCA
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Copyright - p. 4 5. Preface - p. 5 6. About the Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Journal and this e-book - p. 6 7. Assessments - p. 7 8. Section 1: Basic Principles and Science - p. 8 9. Anatomy, physiology and pharmacology of pain - p. 9 10. Role of the sympathetic nervous system in pain - p. 12 11. The neurobiology of chronic pain states - p. 15 12. Assessment of acute and chronic pain - p. 19 13. Pain priorities in pre-hospital care - p. 21 14. Section 2: Acute Pain - p. 23 15. Acute pain management – new challenges - p. 24 16. Techniques of opioid administration - p. 27 17. Peripheral regional techniques for acute pain treatment - p. 31 18. Section 3: Management of Chronic Pain - p. 34 19. Organization of pain management services - p. 35 20. Soft tissue pain and physical therapy - p. 37 21. TENS and acupuncture therapy for soft tissue pain - p. 39 22. Psychology and chronic pain - p. 41 23. Management of pain in the terminally ill - p. 43 24. Chronic pain in children - p. 47 25. Section 4: Pharmacological Management of Chronic Pain - p. 49 26. The place of pharmacological treatment in chronic pain - p. 50 27. Opioids in the management of persistent non-cancer pain - p. 54 28. Section 5: Interventional Management for Chronic Pain - p. 56 29. Implantable technology for pain management - p. 57 30. Radiofrequency techniques in pain management - p. 60 31. Neurosurgical techniques in the management of chronic pain - p. 62
Pain Medicine: Prepare for the FRCA
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Copyright - p. 4 5. Preface - p. 5 6. About the Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Journal and this e-book - p. 6 7. Assessments - p. 7 8. Section 1: Basic Principles and Science - p. 8 9. Anatomy, physiology and pharmacology of pain - p. 9 10. Role of the sympathetic nervous system in pain - p. 12 11. The neurobiology of chronic pain states - p. 15 12. Assessment of acute and chronic pain - p. 19 13. Pain priorities in pre-hospital care - p. 21 14. Section 2: Acute Pain - p. 23 15. Acute pain management – new challenges - p. 24 16. Techniques of opioid administration - p. 27 17. Peripheral regional techniques for acute pain treatment - p. 31 18. Section 3: Management of Chronic Pain - p. 34 19. Organization of pain management services - p. 35 20. Soft tissue pain and physical therapy - p. 37 21. TENS and acupuncture therapy for soft tissue pain - p. 39 22. Psychology and chronic pain - p. 41 23. Management of pain in the terminally ill - p. 43 24. Chronic pain in children - p. 47 25. Section 4: Pharmacological Management of Chronic Pain - p. 49 26. The place of pharmacological treatment in chronic pain - p. 50 27. Opioids in the management of persistent non-cancer pain - p. 54 28. Section 5: Interventional Management for Chronic Pain - p. 56 29. Implantable technology for pain management - p. 57 30. Radiofrequency techniques in pain management - p. 60 31. Neurosurgical techniques in the management of chronic pain - p. 62
