Author

Smith, Gregory L.

Smith, Kevin F.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xiv, 238 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Series

R2 Library

Fast facts series

Subjects

Chronic Pain - drug therapy

Pain management

Cannabinoids - therapeutic use

Medical Marijuana - therapeutic use

Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects

Opioid-Related Disorders - prevention & control

Nurses Instruction

Abstract

Contents:

Chronic Pain and Opioids -- Current Cost of the Opioid Epidemic -- Opioid Use Disorder -- History and Legality of Cannabis -- Overview of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) -- Cannabinoids and Terpenes -- Synthetic Cannabinoid Pharmaceuticals -- Isolate Cannabinoid Pharmaceuticals -- Medical Marijuana and Bioavailability -- Side Effects of Cannabis Use -- Causes of Chronic Pain -- Treating Chronic Pain with Opioids -- Treating Chronic Pain with Cannabinoids -- Cannabinoid and Opioid Interactions -- Cannabis as an Adjunct to Opioids -- Opioid Sparing with Cannabinoids.

ISBN

0826142990

9780826142993

9780826143129

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Abbotsford Library

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Internet

Call Number

WL704.6 S642 2020

Website Notes

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Copies

Author

Davies, Pamela Stitzlein

D'Arcy, Yvonne M.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer Publishing

Publication Date

2013

Series

EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection

Compact clinical guide

Subjects

Neoplasms - nursing

Pain management

Evidence-Based Nursing

Palliative Care

Abstract

Contents:

Overview of cancer pain / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Assessing pain in patients with cancer / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Using non-opioid medications for cancer pain / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Opioid medications for cancer pain / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Co-analgesics for additive pain relief in cancer patients / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Management of side effects from pain medications / Pamela Stitzlein Davies -- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) techniques for managing cancer pain / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Infusions and regional techniques / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Specialty blocks and implanted techniques for cancer pain management / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Palliative chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery for pain control / Pamela Stitzlein Davies -- The effect of opioid polymorphisms and other physiologic factors on treating cancer pain / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Opioid addiction, dependency, and tolerance in patients with cancer / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Developing a comprehensive plan of care and prescribing safely / Yvonne D?Arcy -- Cancer pain emergencies / Pamela Stitzlein Davies -- Neuropathic pain / Pamela Stitzlein Davies -- Myofascial pain / Pamela Stitzlein Davies -- Chronic pain in the cancer survivor / Pamela Stitzlein Davies -- Palliative care and hospice : care when there is no cure / Pamela Stitzlein Davies -- Pain management at the end of life / Pamela Stitzlein Davies -- Psychosocial aspects of cancer pain / Yvonne D?Arcy.

ISBN

9780826109736

082610973X

9780826109743

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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