D'Arcy, Yvonne M. <br/><br/>
Compact clinical guide to chronic pain management :  an evidence-based approach for nurses / 
Yvonne D'Arcy. 
 - New York :  Springer,  c2011. 
 - x, 358 p. :  ill. ;  21 cm. 
 - Compact clinical guide series .
 - Compact clinical guide series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The problem of chronic pain -- The art and science of chronic pain assessment -- Nonopioid analgesics -- Opioids -- Coanalgesics for additive pain relief -- Complementary and integrative therapies for pain management -- Pain clinic referrals and interventional options -- Effect of opioid polymorphisms and gender differences -- Pain and addiction -- Developing a comprehensive treatment plan for patients with chronic pain -- Low back pain -- Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis -- Fibromyalgia -- Headaches -- Overview of neuropathic pain -- Peripheral neuropathic pain syndromes -- Central pain syndromes. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780826105400 (pbk.) 9780826105486 (ebk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chronic pain--Treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.0472  / DAR 2011