Hospitalized Chronic Pain Patient: A Multidisciplinary Treatment Guide (Hardcover, 2022)

Preface.- Introduction to the Chronic Pain Patient.- Definitions.- Acute Pain.- Chronic Pain.- Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia.- History.- Physical Examination.- The SCRIPT History Template.- Patient Reported Outcomes.- Clinical and Experimental Tools for Measuring Pain.- Case 1: High Dose Opioids & Multiple Pain Medications.- Case 2: Buprenorphine.- Case 3: Methadone.- Case 4: Abdominal Pain.- Case 5: Unknown Pain Source.- Case 6:  Sickle Cell Disease.- Case 7: A Cancer Pain Crisis.- Case 8: Spasticity & Pain.- Case 9: Renal & Hepatic Disease.- Case 11: Angry Patient.-  Case 12: Intrathecal Pain Pump.- Case 13: Spinal Cord Stimulation.- Case 14: Opioid Use Disorder.- Case 15: Comorbid Psychological Condition.- Case 16: Poor Prognosis in a Palliative Care Patient.- Case 17: Management of a Pain/Dyspnea in an Actively Dying Patient.- Opioids.- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs).- Acetaminophen.- Local Anesthetics.- NMDA Antagonists.- Alpha-2 Agonists.- Gabapentin & Pregabalin.- Tricyclic Antidepressants & Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors.- Steroids.- Cannabinoids.- Peripheral Regional Anesthesia Blocks.- Neuraxial Blocks.- Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty.- Surgical Interventions for Pain.- Opioid and Non-Opioid Therapies in Palliative Care.- Crisis Management and Refractory Pain.- Transition to Outpatient Care & Readmissions.- Opioid Tapering for Acute on Chronic Non-Cancer Pain