McCleane Gary, Smith Howard (eds.) Clinical Management of the Elderly Patient in Pain

CRC Press, 2006. — 309 p. — ISBN: 9780789026200Providing effective treatment for pain-especially to elderly clients-can be a vexing problem for even the most knowledgeable clinician. In Clinical Management of the Elderly Patient in Pain, some of the world's leading authorities describe the unique difficulties that arise when trying to provide pain relief to elderly patients. They examine conventional treatment with opioid and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs along with a broad range of alternatives to consider when frontline drugs fail. Non-drug options for pain relief from the fields of physical medicine and psychology are also explored. Most publications on this subject focus on the use of opioids, non-steroidal drugs, and other commonly prescribed analgesics. Clinical Management of the Elderly Patient in Pain takes a different approach. Clinical Management of the Elderly Patient in Pain is designed as a point of interface between the specialist pain practitioner and the clinician faced with all the problems of satisfactorily managing pain in elderly patients. It presents commonsense, practical, patient-oriented options that make it a useful resource for busy clinicians.Pain and the Elderly Patient
Acute and Chronic Pain in the Elderly
Pain Management and Pharmacological Differences in the Elderly Patient
Acetaminophen for the Elderly
Opioids
NSAIDs and the Elderly
Tramadol for the Elderly
Topical Local Anesthetics
Nitrates, Capsaicin, and Tricyclic Antidepressants
Topical Opioids
Tricyclic Antidepressants As Analgesics in the Elderly
Antiepileptics
Spinal Analgesia in the Elderly
Oral and Intravenous Local Anesthetics
Muscle Relaxants
Physical Therapy and Pain Management with the Elderly
Psychosocial Factors in Pain Management of the Older Patient
Use of Psychotropic Medications in Geriatric Pain Management
Treatment of Common Conditions