Compact clinical guide to geriatric pain management an evidence-based approach for nurses /
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| Natura: | Elettronico eBook |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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New York :
Springer,
c2012.
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| Serie: | Compact clinical guide series.
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| Accesso online: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Sommario:
- Physiological factors and pain processing in the older adult
- The psychosocial impact of pain on the older adult patient
- Pain assessment in the older adult patient
- Pain assessment in the non-verbal, cognitively impaired older adult patient
- A review of pain assessment tools for use with the older adult
- Developing a comprehensive plan
- Choosing the right medication for the pain complaint
- Using adjunct medications for specific pain types
- Managing medication side effects and specific recommendations for using medications with older patients
- Interventional options such as vertebroplasty for compression fractures, nerve blocks, acupuncture
- Complementary methods for pain relief such as cognitive behavioral methods, energy techniques, music
- The role of physical therapy for reconditioning
- Palliative care techniques to promote comfort
- When hospice is the best option
- Arthritis and gout
- Chronic back pain and osteoporosis
- Neuropathic pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia and diabetic neuropathy
- Central post stoke syndrome
- Facial pain associated with temporal arteritis and trigeminal neuralgia
- Rheumatological conditions (RA, polymyalgia rheumatica)
- Fibromyalgia
- Anxiety and depression in older adults
- Alcohol and substance use, misuse, and abuse.