Raj's Practical Management of Pain

by Honorio T. Benzon, James P. Rathmell, Christopher L. Wu

Get the core knowledge in pain medicine you need from one of the most trusted resources in the field. The new fourth edition guides you through every aspect of pain medicine with concise descriptions of evaluation, diagnosis of pain syndromes, rationales for management, treatment modalities, and much more. From commonly seen pain syndromes, including headaches, trunk pain, orofacial pain, back pain, and extremity pain…through specific pain management challenges such as postoperative pain, pain due to cancer, phantom pain, and pain in the management of AIDS patients…this popular text will equip you with the know-how you need to effectively manage even your most challenging cases.

1344 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[The DO]

If roughly half of our patients are or will be women, it’s a fair bet that all of our patients will present with pain at some point in their care. And perhaps never before has the management of pain been under such intense scrutiny. In many cases we can diagnose and ameliorate pain successfully – but not always. Then we are left with a more daunting task – managing it.

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