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The Shoulder and Elbow

Pain Medicine: A Case-Based Learning Series

  • 1st Edition - July 21, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Steven D. Waldman
  • Language: English

Linking theory to practice through the use of authentic clinical cases, Dr. Steven D. Waldman’s Pain Medicine: A Case-Based Learning Series helps readers acquire the valuable… Read more

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Linking theory to practice through the use of authentic clinical cases, Dr. Steven D. Waldman’s Pain Medicine: A Case-Based Learning Series helps readers acquire the valuable skill of effective diagnostic thinking in daily practice. The Shoulder and Elbow volume uses an in-depth case format, preparing you to correctly analyze clinical vignettes and formulate a clinically sound, evidence-based approach to realistic patient scenarios. This highly effective leaning and assessment tool provides practical clinical insights into the best methods for diagnosis and treatment for the successful management of patients with shoulder and elbow-related pain.

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 Glenohumeral and Acromioclavicular Joint Pain, Subacromial Impingement Syndrome, Bursitis, Tendinitis, Nerve Entrapment, Rotator Cuff Disease, Tennis and Golfer’s Elbow, Pronator Syndrome, 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

Contents

1. A 58-Year-Old Male With Right Shoulder Pain

2. A 28-Year-Old Male With Left Shoulder Pain

3. A 26-Year-Old Female With Severe Left Shoulder Pain With Associated Swelling

4. A 32-Year-Old Male With Severe Right Shoulder Pain With an Associated Catching Sensation

5. A 64-Year-Old Male With Severe Right Shoulder Pain With the Gradual Onset of Loss of Range of Motion

6. A 32-Year-Old Male With Acute Left Shoulder Pain

7. A 27-Year-Old Male With Acute Right Shoulder and Scapular Pain

8. A 32-Year-Old Male With Acute Right Shoulder Pain and an Inability to Raise His Right Upper Extremity

9. A 67-Year-Old Male with Acute-Onset Right Anterior Shoulder Pain Associated With an Audible Pop

10. A 19-Year-Old Female With Deep-Aching Shoulder Pain With Associated Weakness

11. A 25-Year-Old Female With Lateral Elbow Pain

12. A 52-Year-Old Female With Medial Elbow Pain

13. A 62-Year-Old Male With Posterior Elbow Pain and Swelling

14. A 32-Year-Old Male With Pain and Electric Shocklike Sensation Radiating Into the Lateral Forearm and Ring and Little Finger

15. A 38-Year-Old Male With Severe Posterior Elbow Pain

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 17, 2021
  • Language: English

About the editor

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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

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