Colin R Martin & Vinood B. Patel 
Features and Assessments of Pain, Anesthesia, and Analgesia [EPUB ebook] 

Features and Assessments of Pain, Anaesthesia and Analgesia examines the syndromes of pain and how they interlink with anesthesia and analgesics. The book covers assessments, screening and resources, and provides applications to related areas of medicine. It explores how the perception of pain results from a multifaceted interaction between illness beliefs, age, gender, time of onset, stress, socioeconomic status, and any number of other factors. In addition, the book scrutinizes how the neuroscience of pain in one condition may be relevant to understanding pain observed in other conditions. Provides key facts on focused areas of knowledge Includes a mini-dictionary of terms and defines frequently used concepts Describes other fields of neuroscience, pain science and anesthesia Explains other pharmacologic agents that may be necessary