Acute Pain Management in Infants and Children

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Over the past two decades, there has been significant progress in the understanding of neuroanatomy, physiology, and the pharmacology of analgesics in children, which has led…

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Advances in the Management of Ischemic Pain

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain.—Emily Dickinson Ischemic pain affects millions of people worldwide. It is a detriment to quality of life…

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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Ever since Claude Bernard implicated the sympathetic nervous system in sensation, its role in nociception has been the subject of debate.1 No one would argue with…

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Peripheral Neuropathies

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Painful polyneuropathy (PN) is a debilitating neurologic problem and frequently a challenging therapeutic management issue. Difficulties in managing patients are too often the result of poor…

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Medical Management of Cancer Pain

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OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Cancer pain is usually caused directly by neoplastic injury to pain-sensitive structures. For this reason, primary antineoplastic therapy, including radiation, chemotherapy, and palliative surgery, should be…

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Pain in the Elderly

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen It is well known that we are an aging society with 20% of the population reaching 65 years or older by the year 2030.1 Older Americans…

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Sickle-Cell Disease

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Sickle-cell disease (SCD) is the most prevalent single-gene disorder, affecting about 100,000 Americans. Sickle-cell disease is a debilitating condition associated with chronic anemia, stroke, splenic and…

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Fibromyalgia

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Understanding of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) has evolved over the past 20 years. Once thought to be related to muscular pain and inflammation, it is now more…

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