Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management - E-Book

by James S. Gaynor DVM, MS, DACVA, DAAPM, William W. Muir DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC

Overview

You can trust this user-friendly guide to help you meet the increasing need for effective pain management in the animals you treat. It provides instant access to clinically relevant information on pain assessment, pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment options, guidelines for managing acute and chronic pain, and unique aspects of pain management in dogs, cats, horses, cattle, birds, reptiles, ferrets, and rabbits.

• User-friendly format helps you quickly and easily find essential pain management information.
• Helpful boxes and tables provide at-a-glance access to pharmacologic protocols and clinical applications, including dosages, indications, contraindications, and side effects.
• Complementary and alternative treatment strategies are included throughout to assist you in using the latest non-pharmacological pain interventions.
• Case studies clearly illustrate the practical applications of key concepts in the clinical setting and help you sharpen your pain assessment and management skills.

• New contributors — many of the most respected experts in the field — share their insights and experiences to bring you the most current thinking in this ever-changing discipline.
• Completely revised and updated content throughout ensures you are using the best and most current information available on analgesic drugs and pain management techniques.
• An expanded chapter on Pain Management in Horses and Cattle explores the latest advances in treating this group of animals.
• Eight new chapters offer cutting-edge coverage of hot topics in the field, including:
• Pain Management in the Cat
• Pain Management for the Pet Bird
• Clinical Approaches to Analgesia in Reptiles
• Clinical Approaches to Analgesia in Ferrets and Rabbits
• Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in Dogs
• Rehabilitation Methods and Modalities for the Cat
• Quality of Life Issues
• Hospice and Palliative Care

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323062909
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	01/29/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	672
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

William W. Muir, III, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, is Chief Medical Officer at The Animal Medical Center in New York and a recently retired professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Muir is board certified in both anesthesiology and emergency and critical care. He was a distinguished professor at Ohio State for over 20 years and trained many anesthesiologists in the US and abroad. He also has written hundreds of journal articles, is the recipient of many professional awards, and is the co-author of Elsevier’s Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management (with Gaynor) and Equine Anesthesia: Monitoring and Emergency Therapy (with Hubbell).

Table of Contents

Part One — Principles of Pain Management

1. The Ethics of Pain Management

2. Physiology and Pathophysiology of Pain

3. Pain and Stress

4. Definitions of Terms Describing Pain

Part Two — Recognition and Evaluation of Pain

5. Pain Behaviors

6. Objective, Categoric Methods for Assessing Pain and Analgesia

Part Three — Therapy for the Alleviation of Pain

7. Pharmacologic Principles and Pain: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

8. Drugs Used to Treat Pain

9. Opioids

10. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs

11. B2-Agonists

12. Local Anesthetics

13. Glucocorticoids

14. Other Drugs Used to Treat Pain

15. Local and Regional Anesthetic Techniques for Alleviation of Perioperative Pain

16. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Pain Management in Veterinary Patients

Part Four — Acute and Chronic Pain Management

17. Selecting Analgesic Drugs and Routes of Drug Administration

18. Acute Pain Management: A Case-Based Approach

19. Chronic Pain Management: A Case-Based Approach

20. Drug Antagonism and Antagonists

21. Cancer Pain Management

22. Pain Management in the Cat NEW!

23. Pain Management in Horses and Cattle

24. Pain Management for the Pet Bird NEW!

25. Clinical Approaches to Analgesia in Reptiles NEW!

26. Clinical Approach to Analgesia in Ferrets and Rabbits NEW!

27. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in Dogs NEW!

28. Rehabilitation Methods and Modalities for the Cat NEW!

29. Quality of Life Issues NEW!

30. Hospice and Palliative Care NEW!