Pain Management - Medical School Crash Course (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798628792902)

AudioLearn's Medical School Crash Courses presents Pain Management

Written by experienced professors, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you're simply interested in the subject of pain management.

The content is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical medical school pain management course. Included are both capsule and detailed explanations of critical issues and topics you must know to master pain management. The material is accurate, up to date, and broken down into bite-size sections. There are quizzes and key takeaways following each topic to review questions commonly tested and drive home key points.

In this course, we'll cover the following topics:

• Nociceptive pain
• Neuropathic pain
• Cancer pain
• Aspirin, NSAID drugs, capsaicin, and acetaminophen
• Medications for neuropathic pain
• Opioids and muscle relaxers for pain
• Patient controlled analgesia
• Epidural and spinal anesthesia
• Local anesthesia and local anesthetics
• Trigger point and facet joint injection
• Sympathetic blocks and nerve blocks
• Botulinum toxin for pain
• Intrathecal pain pump

Also included is a comprehensive test containing the top 100 most commonly tested questions in pain management with the correct answers.

AudioLearn's Medical School Crash Courses support your studies, help with USMLE preparation, and provide a comprehensive review of the topic matter for anyone interested in what medical students are taught in a typical medical school pain management course.