| Nerve Blocks in Palliative Care Contributor(s): Hicks, Fiona (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198527039 ISBN-13: 9780198527039 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $90.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2004 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: This book is a succinct, practical, clinically-based guide to nerve blocking techniques that are available in current practice. A nerve block is the injection of either a local anesthetic or a drug that inactivates nerves to control otherwise uncontrollable pain. Nerve blocks can be used to determine the source of pain, to treat painful conditions that respond to nerve blocks, to predict how the pain will respond to long-term treatments, and to prevent pain following procedures. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Pain Medicine - Medical | Terminal Care |
| Dewey: 617.96 |
| LCCN: 2005273260 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.58" W x 8.52" (0.43 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a succinct, practical, clinically-based guide to nerve blocking techniques that are available in current practice. A nerve block is the injection of either a local anesthetic or a drug that inactivates nerves to control otherwise uncontrollable pain. Nerve blocks can be used to determine the source of pain, to treat painful conditions that respond to nerve blocks, to predict how the pain will respond to long-term treatments, and to prevent pain following procedures. |
