Sickle Cell Disease
Abstract Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder of hemoglobin that affects approximately 100,000 Americans. Manifestations of the disease occur in every organ system; however, the most common complication…
PAIN MEDICINE
Pain Management in the Emergency Department
Abstract This is an overview of pain management and conscious sedation in the Emergency Department. Suggestions for the approach to chronic pain in the emergency setting are made. Finally there…
Management of Pain at End of Life
Abstract Pain is a serious problem for people with life-threatening illnesses. Accurate diagnosis and management require awareness of painful syndromes seen in cancer and other illnesses. Cancer pain syndromes can…
Painful Peripheral Neuropathies
Abstract Neuropathic pain, defined as pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system, affects up to 10% of the population. There are a number of proposed…
Pelvic Pain
Abstract Chronic pelvic pain is a common condition that poses many unique challenges to health care workers. A careful patient history, physical exam, and appropriate imaging modalities are needed, necessitating…
Orofacial Pain
Abstract The differential diagnosis of orofacial pain can be very extensive. Emphasis should be placed on correct diagnosis and treatment rather than on symptomatic management. Each disorder is described according…
Anatomy, Imaging, and Common Pain-Generating Degenerative Pathologies of the Spine
Abstract The anatomy of the spine is complex and includes the osseus spinal column, joints, spinal canal, intervertebral formina, spinal cord, nerve roots, and spinal vasculature. Back pain may arise…
Central Pain States
Abstract Central pain states are common sequelae of spinal cord injury and stroke. Spinal cord injury pain has been classified based on the pain type (nociceptive, neuropathic), the pain subtype…
Postamputation Pain
Abstract Amputation of a limb can lead to both painful and nonpainful sequelae, which occur in a majority of patients. 1.6 million Americans currently experience limb loss, with the prevalence…
Cervicogenic Headache
Abstract Cervicogenic headache is referred pain from cervical structures innervated by the upper three cervical spinal nerves. Cervicogenic headache can be defined as headache that is provoked by neck movement…
