Opioids in cancer pain / edited by Karen Forbes.
| Other author | Forbes, Karen. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, |
| Description | ix, 154 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford pain management library |
| Contents | The principles of management of pain due to cancer / Karen Forbes -- The range of treatments for pain due to cancer / Peter Hoskin -- The development and efficacy of the WHO analgesic ladder / Augusto Caraceni, Stefan Grond -- Opioid receptors / Catherine E. Urch -- Starting opioids for moderate to severe pain : talking to the patient / Karen Forbes, Colette Reid -- Principles of opioid titration / Marie Fallon, Sandra McConnell -- Management of adverse effects / Marie Fallon, Sandra McConnell -- Morphine / Marie Fallon, Sandra McConnell -- Oxycodone / Collette Reid, Eija Kalso -- Hydromorphone / Naeem Ahmed, Catherine E. Urch -- Methadone / Matt Makin -- Other alternative oral opioids / Matt Makin -- Transdermal opioids / Luke Feathers, Christina Faull -- Other routes of opioid administration / Giovambattista Zeppetella -- Spinal opioids / Karen H. Simpson, Ganesan Baranidharan -- Parenteral opioids / Jeremy R. Johnson -- Opioids in special circumstances / Fliss Murtagh, Polly Edmonds, Chris Farnham -- Appendix : dose converting when switching from oral morphine to transdermal fentanyl. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007039100 |
| ISBN | 9780199218806 (pbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |