Acute Pleuritic- and Thoracic-Related Pain: Clinical Considerations Benjamin Cole Miller Megan A. Boudreaux Erica V. Chemtob G. Jason Huang Elyse M. Cornett Alan David Kaye Introduction Pleuritic pain is a…
Acute Vascular- and Hematologic-Related Pain and Differential Diagnosis Gopal Kodumudi Vijay Kata Islam Mohammad Shehata Alan David Kaye Introduction Acute vascular-related pain has a diverse array of etiologies, including peripheral…
Acute Cardiac Related Pain and Differential Diagnoses Kunal Mandavawala Stuart M. Sacks Kheng Sze Chan Medical Cardiac Pain Ischemic Heart Disease One of the most common presentations of acute pain…
The Role of Patient and Family Education Ahmad Elsharydah Maria Michaelis Postoperative pain continues to be a significant issue in health care, with a considerable proportion of patients experiencing severe…
Running a Postoperative Pain Management Service Alex D. Pham Matthew R. Eng Oscar A. Alam Mendez Oren Cohen Alan David Kaye Richard D. Urman Introduction Postoperative pain is a major…
Prediction and Prevention of Persistent Postsurgical Pain Alan David Kaye Nicole Rose Rueb Lindsey K. Xiong Stewart J. Lockett Victoria L. Lassiegne Elyse M. Cornett Introduction Persistent postsurgical pain (PPSP)…
Pain as a Subjective Multidimensional Experience Yvonne Nguyen Amy S. Aloysi Bryant W. Tran Introduction Regardless of culture, age, or life experience, pain is a feeling in which all people…
Preemptive Analgesia and Surgical Pain Islam Mohammad Shehata Mahmoud Alkholany Elyse M. Cornett Alan David Kaye Introduction Tissue injury from surgical incision is a noxious stimulus that leads to the…
Placebo and Nocebo, Understanding Their Role in Pain Medicine Clifford Gevirtz Introduction Placebo, which is Latin for “I shall please,” is a simulated medical intervention that could produce an actual…
Designing a Comprehensive Acute Pain Treatment Plan Marian Sherman Stephanie G. Vanterpool Introduction A comprehensive pain treatment plan for optimal pain management must address all causes of pain and functional…
