The Pain Center Manual

Suitable for pain practitioners, residents rotating through or interested in Pain Management, and for Pain Fellows, this book provides content that is used on a daily basis in pain practice, including: common medication dosages, dictation templates, ICD-9 code references, and a variety of clinical pearls for patient care and Board review.

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The Pain Center Manual is a concise resource that provides practical information for daily use in pain practice. For quick reference or on-the-spot guidance in academic or community pain centres, these pages are filled with the information trainees and experienced practitioners need at their fingertips including common medication dosages, titration schedules, dictation templates, assessment scales, guidelines for interventional procedures, and much more.

A team of experts from one of the country's leading university pain centres covers everyday management concerns such as methadone safety, prescription writing for controlled substances, neuropathic medication adjuvants to consider in pain management, and treatment suggestions for a wide spectrum of chronic pain conditions. With an emphasis on ACGME standards and objectives, the manual offers the fundamental knowledge pain professionals need to provide consistent and compassionate care.

The Pain Center Manual includes:

Quick reference tables for medications and other treatment modalities
Clinical pearls for the most common pain complaints
Templates for consultations and interventional procedures
Useful scales, algorithms, diagrams, and other essential reference materials for performing tests and procedures
ACGME training guidelines