No matter what questions arise in practice or while preparing for boards, Pain Management Secrets, 3rd Edition has the answers. A two-color page layout, portable size, and a list of the "Top 100 Secrets" in pain management help you better meet the challenges you face today. You'll find all the features you rely on from the Secrets Series®, a question-and-answer format, lists, mnemonics, tables and an informal tone, that make reference fast and easy. Expedites reference and review with a question-and-answer format, bulleted lists, mnemonics, and practical tips from the authors. Features a two-color page layout, "Key Points" boxes, and lists of useful web sites to enhance your reference power. Presents a chapter containing "Top 100 Secrets", providing you with an overview of essential material for last-minute study or self-assessment. Fits comfortably in the pocket of your lab coat so you have it conveniently on hand at all times.

I. OVERVIEW -- 1. Definitions, Ronald Kanner, MD -- 2. Classification of Pain, Robert A. Duarte, MD -- 3. Basic Mechanisms, Allan Basbaum, PhD -- 4. Topiceuticals, Charles E. Argoff, MD -- II. CLINICAL APPROACH -- 5. History Taking in the Patient with Pain, Howard S. Smith, MD and Andrew Dubin, MD -- 6. Physical Examination of the Patient with Pain, Howard S. Smith, MD and Andrew Dubin, MD, MS -- 7. Pain Measurement, W. Cranford Clark, PhD, Sita S. Chokhavatia, MD, Abbas Kashani, MD, and Susanne Bennett Clark, PhD -- 8. Psychological Assessment of Chronic Patients, Dennis Thornton, PhD -- III. CLINICAL SYNDROMES DEFINED BY PAIN -- 9. Neuroimaging in the Patient with Pain, Howard S. Smith, MD -- 10. Tension-Type Headache, Richard B. Lipton, MD, and Lawrence C. Newman, MD -- 11. Migraine, Richard B. Lipton, MD, and Lawrence C. Newman, MD -- 12. Cluster Headache, Lawrence C. Newman, MD, and Richard B. Lipton, MD -- 13. The Paroxysmal Hemicranias, Lawrence C. Newman, MD, and Richard B. Lipton, MD -- 14. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Ronald Kanner, MD -- 15. Brain Tumor Headaches, Ronald Kanner, MD -- 16. Increased and Decreased Intracranial Pressure, Ronald Kanner, MD -- 17. Temporal Giant Cell Arteritis, Robert A. Duarte, MD -- 18. Headaches Associated with Systemic Disease, Robert A, Duarte, MD -- 19. Trigeminal Neuralgia, Robert A. Duarte, MD -- 20. Glossopharyngeal and Other Facial Neuralgias, Robert A. Duarte, MD -- 21. Low Back Pain, Ronald Kanner, MD -- 22. Neck and Arm Pain, Ronald Kanner, MD and Gary McCleane, MD -- 23. Abdominal Pain, Ronald E. Greenberg MD -- 24. Chronic Pelvic Pain, Helen Greco, MD -- 25. Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain, Mark Thomas, MD, and Ronald Kanner, MD -- IV. SYNDROMES IN WHICH PAIN IS A SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT -- 26. Postoperative Pain Management, Michael Hanania, MD -- 27. Cancer Pain Syndrome, Gilbert R. Gonzales, MD -- 28. Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis, David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD and Gary McCleane, MD -- 29. Neuropathic Pain, Russell K. Portenoy, MD and Ricardo Cruciani, MD, PhD -- V. PSYCHOLOGICAL SYNDROMES -- 30. Psychological Syndromes, Dennis Thornton, PhD -- VI. SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS -- 31. Pain in Children, Patricia A. McGrath, PhD, and Stephen C. Brown, MD -- 32. Pain in the Older Patient, Ronald Kanner, MD -- VII. PHARMACOLOGIC MANAGEMENT -- 33. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Robert A. Duarte, MD -- 34. Opioid Analgesics, Ronald Kanner, MD -- 35. Addiction and Pain Management, Robert Kanner, MD -- 36. Regulatory Issues, Ellen Cooper, MS -- 37. Adjuvant Analgesics, Brian Thiessen, MD, and Russell K. Portenoy, MD -- VIII. NONPHARMOLOGIC MANAGEMENT -- 38. Temporary Neural Blockade, Michael Hanania, MD, and Martin R. Boorin, MD -- 39. Permanent Neural Blockade and Chemical Ablation, Michael Hanania, MD -- 40. Sympathetic Neural Blockade, Meir Chernofsky, MD, and Michael Hanania, MD -- 41. Intraspinal Opioids, Zahid H. Bajwa, MD, Stephen A. Cohen, MD, Carol A. Warfield, MD, and Gary McCleane -- 42. Neurostimulatory and Neuorablative Pocedures, Jason E. Silvers, BS, and James N. Campbell, MD -- 43. Psychological Constructs and Treatment Interventions, Dennis Thornton, PhD -- 44. Physiatric Modalities in Pain Management, Mark A. Thomas, MD -- 45. Physical Modalities: Adjunctive Treatments to Reduce Pain and Maximize Function, Bryan J. O'Young MD, Mark A. Young MD, Jeffrey S. Meyers, MD, Steven A. Stiens, MD -- 46. Pain Clinics, Nelson Hendler, MD, MS -- 47. Interventional Pain Management, Charles E. Argoff, MD and Gary McCleane, MD -- 48. Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Robert A. Duarte, MD -- Index.