Cancer Pain ManagementJones and Bartlett Publishers, 1995 - 380 pages Cancer Pain Management, Second Edition will substantially advance pain education. The unique combination of authors -- an educator, a leading practitioner and administrator, and a research scientist -- provides comprehensive, authoritative coverage in addressing this important aspect of cancer care. The contributors, acknowledged experts in their areas, address a wide scope of issues. Educating health care providers to better assess and manage pain and improve patientsrsquo; and familiesrsquo; coping strategies are primary goals of this book. Developing research-based clinical guidelines and increasing funding for research is also covered. Ethical issues surrounding pain management and health policy implications are also explored. |
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Page 93
... relatively contraindicated in patients with bleeding diatheses , such as those with throm- bocytopenia . Because of this interference with platelet function , patients who are about to undergo surgery should be specifically asked if ...
... relatively contraindicated in patients with bleeding diatheses , such as those with throm- bocytopenia . Because of this interference with platelet function , patients who are about to undergo surgery should be specifically asked if ...
Page 100
... relative potency among opioid drugs . Relative analge- sic potency is expressed as the ratio of the dose of two analgesics required to produce the same analgesic effect . Conventionally , the relative potency of each of the commonly ...
... relative potency among opioid drugs . Relative analge- sic potency is expressed as the ratio of the dose of two analgesics required to produce the same analgesic effect . Conventionally , the relative potency of each of the commonly ...
Page 106
... Relative contraindications to the intraspinal route include the presence of a high - grade epidural tumor , bleeding ... relatively long half - life in cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ) , which results in substantial redis- tribution toward ...
... Relative contraindications to the intraspinal route include the presence of a high - grade epidural tumor , bleeding ... relatively long half - life in cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ) , which results in substantial redis- tribution toward ...
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