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The Chest Wall and Abdomen

Pain Medicine: A Case Based Learning Series

  • 1st Edition -
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Steven D. Waldman
  • Language: English

Here is the perfect text you need to provide your learners with real-life clinical scenarios that are ideal for Case-Based Learning and… Read more

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Description

Here is the perfect text you need to provide your learners with real-life clinical scenarios that are ideal for Case-Based Learning and Discussion.

Key features

  • Presents real-world patients in a real-world clinical setting, making learning fun and engaging.

  • The Case-Based Learning approach focuses learners and clinicians on the key elements for each diagnosis and helps develop a deep understanding of how to diagnose and treat each condition.

  • Covers everyday clinical problems such as costosternal syndrome, Tietze’s syndrome, devil’s grip, fractured ribs, post-thoracotomy pain, acute and chronic pancreatitis, diverticulitis, and more.

  • Cases unfold just the way they do in your clinic. Each case is accompanied with thoughtful clinical commentary and key messages from the author.

  • Each chapter uses high-quality radiographic images, clinical photos, and full-color drawings to facilitate a clear, easy-to-understand approach to evaluation and diagnosis.

  • An ideal self-assessment and review tool for pain medicine practitioners and trainees, as well as those preparing for the American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine certification and recertification exam.

  • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Readership

Pain Medicine practitioners and trainees (anesthesiologists, neurologists, physical medicine and rehab, orthopods, rheumatologists, primary care etc.)

Table of contents

Transmittal Materials

1 Thomas Wang -- A 28-year-old Stockbroker with Severe Anterior Chest Pain

2 Pete Wilder -- A 23-year-old Printer with Persistent Chest Wall Pain Following CPR

3 Doug Montgomery -- A 38-year-old Male with Anterior Chest Wall Pain Made Worse by Bending

4 Jill St. John, BSN -- A 25-year-old Female with Chest Wall Pain and a Cold

5 Val Rider -- A 29-year-old Female with Persistent Burning Rib Pain Following a Rib Fracture

6 Mark "Mo" Bandy -- A 31-year-old Rodeo Rider with Broken Ribs After Being Thrown from a Bronco

7 Laura McIlhenny -- A 26-year-old Cosmetic Salesperson with Severe Knife-Like Pain and a Clicking Sensation in the Lower Ribs Following a Seatbelt Injury

8 Amy Cleaves -- A 30-year-old Female with Shooting Chest Pain

9 Mike Zuckerburg -- A 28-year-old Male with a Fever and Pleuritic Chest Pain of Acute Onset

10 Tommy "Tank" Teller -- A 68-year-old Diabetic with Pain and Paresthesias Radiating into the Lower Chest and Subcostal Area

11 Chuck Connors -- A 72-year-old Male with Persistent Pain Following a Thoracotomy for Lung Cancer

12 Lydia Lutz -- A 24-year-old Bartender with the Acute Onset of Severe Abdominal Pain that Radiates through to Her Back

13 Brian Nguyen -- A 23-year-old with Severe Testicular Pain and Hematuria

14 Vivian Zhao -- A 32-year-old Female with Right Lower Quadrant Pain

15 Mai Huang -- A 64-year-old Waitress with Left-Sided Abdominal Pain and Fever

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 22, 2022
  • Language: English

About the author

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Steven D. Waldman

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Vice Provost and Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Kansas City University, Kansas City, MO, USA