Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 464 g
Clinical Management of the Addicted Patient
Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 464 g
ISBN: 978-1-4899-9950-4
Verlag: Springer
Perioperative Addiction addresses an issue that every anesthesiologist will encounter many times during the course of his or her career: the patient who arrives for operative care under the influence of legal or illegal drugs. The editors and contributors provide expert guidance on how to identify and manage the addicted patient, approaching the subject from the vantage points of the specific drug and of special patient populations.
Features:
· Guidance for spotting and managing addicted patients
· All common and important drugs of addiction, from opioids, cocaine, club drugs, and alcohol, to tobacco, marijuana, nitrous oxide, inhalants, and propofol
· Special populations, including pregnant women, pain patients, adolescents, older patients, and healthcare professionals
· Fascinating overview of the long history of addiction
· Genetic basis of addiction, and the range of pharmacological treatments for addiction
Zielgruppe
Professional/practitioner
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Innere Medizin
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Anästhesiologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Dedication.- Foreword.- Preface- Part I: Background.- Chapter 1: A History of Addiction in Medical Personnel.- Chapter 2: The Genetic Basis of Addiction.- Chapter 3: Pharmacologic Treatments for Addiction.- Part II: Specific Drugs.- Chapter 4: The Anesthetic Implications of Opioid Addiction .- Chapter 5: The Cocaine-Addicted Patient.- Chapter 6: Club Drugs.- Chapter 7: Anesthesia and Alcohol Addiction.- Chapter 8: Tobacco, the Smoking Gun?.- Chapter 9: Marijuana, nitrous oxide and other inhaled drugs.- Chapter 10: Propofol Abuse.- Part III: Specific Populations.- Chapter 11: Drugs, Alcohol and Pregnant Women: Anesthetic implications for mother and newborn.- Chapter 12: Prescription drugs: Implications for the chronic pain patient.- Chapter 13: The Addicted Adolescent Patient.- Chapter 14: The Addicted Geriatric Patient.- Chapter 15: The Drug-Seeking Healthcare Professional.- Chapter 16: Non-narcotic anesthetic options for the patient in recovery from substance abuse.
