Ramamurthy's Decision Making in Pain Management (3^rd Ed.)
An Algorithmic Approach

This new edition provides clinicians with the latest advances in the identification, diagnosis and management of acute and chronic pain conditions and syndromes.

Beginning with an overview of pain evaluation, the next chapters explain acute and chronic pain. The following chapters examine different types of pain including cancer, thoracic, lower back, head and neck, and more.

Each chapter has been fully revised and the third edition features many new topics, including a complete chapter dedicated to opioid pharmacology.

Authored by recognised Texas-based experts in the field, the text is presented in a clear, algorithmic approach, enhanced by clinical photographs and figures.

Key points

• Fully revised, third edition presenting latest advances in diagnosis and management pain
• Features many new topics including a chapter on opioid pharmacology
• Authored by recognised Texas-based experts in the field
• Previous edition (9780323019743) published in 2006

Section 1. Evaluation
Section 2. Acute Pain
Section 3. Chronic Pain Syndromes
Section 4. Cancer Pain
Section 5. Head and Neck Pain
Section 6 Thoracic Pain
Section 7. Low Back Pain
Section 8. Upper Extremity Pain
Section 9. Lower Extremity Pain
Section 10. Pediatric Pain
Section 11. Pharmacology
Section 12. Opioid Pharmacology
Section 13. Non-Interventional Therapeutic Modalities
Section 14. Interventional Therapeutic Modalities
Section 15. Other Topics

Ameet Nagpal MD
Department of Anaesthesiology, The University of Texas San Antonio, USA

Miles Day MD
Department of Anaesthesiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre, USA

Maxim S Eckmann MD
Department of Anaesthesiology, The University of Texas San Antonio, USA

Brian Boies MD
Department of Anaesthesiology, The University of Texas San Antonio, USA

Larry C Driver MD
Department of Pain Medicine, Division of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, USA