A Clinical Guide to Opioid Analgesia
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A Clinical Guide to Opioid Analgesia is designed to guide clinicians in the responsible use of opioid analgesics for the treatment of pain. It helps practitioners make practical sense of  varied pharmacologic, clinical, and regulatory issues surrounding opioid therapy as they work to obtain the most healthful outcomes possible for their patients.
 

Opioid analgesics can provide effective relief to many patients suffering from acute or chronic pain. Still, these potent medications and their use need to be managed carefully and targeted responsibly. A proper balance between appropriate access to opioids and a proactive effort to present misuse is inherent to responsible prescribing.


A Clinical Guide to Opioid Analgesia provides an in-depth review of opioid therapy including patient assessment and management, comparisons of various opioids and their respective benefits/risks, and appropriate regimens for optimizing the effectiveness of opioid analgesia. The book features extensive tables, algorithms, and patient questionnaires to help improve clinicians' knowledge and skills related to both the principles of prescribing and the management of risk. In this way, healthcare professionals and their patients may benefit from the therapeutic potential of this class of medications while managing the risks of potential associated adverse effects.
 


Chapter 1: Historical Notes and Perspectives

Chapter 2: Pharmacology of Opioids for Analgesia

Chapter 3: Positioning Therapy and Patient Selection

Chapter 4: Initiating and Optimizing Opioid Therapy

Chapter 5: Management of Adverse Effects

Chapter 6: Management of the Poorly Responsive Pain

Chapter 7: Pain and Chemical Dependency

Chapter 8: Risk Management in Long-Term Opioid Therapy

Chapter 9: Opioid Therapy in Substance Abusers

Chapter 10: Opioid Analgesics in the Very Young and Very Old

Chapter 11: Opioid Therapy in Advanced Medical Illness

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