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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... response to opioid therapy.33 Addi- tionally , because endorphins are neurotrans- mitters at many synaptic relay points in the pain pathway , they appear to influence trans- mission of pain impulses at multiple levels of the nervous ...
... response to opioid therapy.33 Addi- tionally , because endorphins are neurotrans- mitters at many synaptic relay points in the pain pathway , they appear to influence trans- mission of pain impulses at multiple levels of the nervous ...
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... response to the physiological stimulus of pain . With regard to the Gate Control Theory , the biocultural model proposed by Bates14 ap- pears ideally suited for studying variability in pain perception and response within a cultural ...
... response to the physiological stimulus of pain . With regard to the Gate Control Theory , the biocultural model proposed by Bates14 ap- pears ideally suited for studying variability in pain perception and response within a cultural ...
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... response ( e.g. , relaxation , imagery ) may theoretically precipitate adverse physiologic ( hypotension , heart block ) or psychologic ( psychotic break ) effects.72 , 137 Although none of the literature that we have reviewed ...
... response ( e.g. , relaxation , imagery ) may theoretically precipitate adverse physiologic ( hypotension , heart block ) or psychologic ( psychotic break ) effects.72 , 137 Although none of the literature that we have reviewed ...
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