The 5-Minute Pain Management Consult

About this book

This new addition to The 5-Minute Consult Series is a clinically oriented quick-consult reference for pain management. More than 150 conditions associated with pain and concomitant mental health diagnoses are thoroughly and concisely presented in the famous fast-access 5-Minute Consult format. Each entry briefly describes the condition and presents succinct bulleted facts under boldface headings: basics (epidemiology risk factors pathophysiology etiology prevention associated conditions); diagnosis (signs and symptoms history physical exam lab tests imaging differential diagnosis); treatment (medications surgery); and follow-up (prognosis issues for referral). Each entry includes ICD9-CM and CPT codes. Two Tables of Contentsone alphabetical and one organized by organ systemallow quick look-up of topics.