Pain Management and Palliative Care

I. Evaluation of the Pain Patient. - Physiology of Pain. - Obtaining a Pain History. - Physical Exam: Approach to the Pain Patient. - Diagnostic Imaging. - Painful Surgical Referrals and Emergencies. - Urine Toxicology Screen. - Opioid Overdose and Withdrawal. - Detoxification From Opiates and Benzodiazepines. - Discharging the Non-Compliant Patient. - II. Medication Management for the Pain Patient. - Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). - Muscle Relaxants and Antispasticity Medications. - Neuropathic Antidepressant Medications. - Neuropathic Anticonvulsant Medications. - Opioid Medications. - Topical Analgesic Medications. - III. Clinical Care for the Pain Patient. - Headache. - Facial Pain. - Post Herpetic Neuralgia. - Joint Pain. - Post-Amputation Pain. - Spinal Pain. - Chronic Pelvic and Abdominal Pain. - Neuropathic pain. - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). - Fibromyalgia. - Sickle Cell Disease. - Cancer Pain. - Palliative Care. - Hospice Medicine. - IV. Pain Management in Patients with Special Circumstances. - Pain Management in Patients with Renal Impairment. - Pain Management in Patients with Hepatic Impairment. - Pain Management During Pregnancy and Breast Feeding. - Pain Management in Geriatric Patients. - Acute Post-Surgical Pain and PCA Management. - V. Interventional Management for the Pain Patient. - Hematologic-altering Medications and Spinal Injections. - Injections in Patient s with Bleeding Risks and Comorbid Conditions. - Spinal Procedure Injectables. - Radiation Safety and Monitoring. - Cervical Injections. - Thoracic Injections. - Lumbar Injections. - Sacral Injections. - Sympathetic Block Injections. - Neuromodulation. - Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems. - Joint, Tendon and Nerve Injections. - Regenerative Injection Therapy. - Injection Complications and Management.