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Acute Pain Management

Yale Medicine Magazine, 2010 - Spring

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by Raymond S. Sinatra, M.D., Ph.D., professor of anesthesiology; Oscar A. DeLeon-Cassasola, M.D.; Eugene Viscusi, M.D.; and Brian Ginsberg, M.D. (Cambridge University Press) This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of acute pain management, including the anatomy of pain pathways; the pathophysiology of severe pain; pain assessment; therapeutic guidelines and analgesic options; organization of pain services; and the roles of anesthesiologists, surgeons, pharmacists, and nurses in providing optimal care.
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