Nonpharmacologic Management of Pain
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Opioid Pharmacotherapy
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Difficult Pain Syndromes: Neuropathic Pain, Bone Pain, and Visceral Pain
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POSTOPERATIVE FOLLOW-UP
POSTOPERATIVE FOLLOW-UP Part of “CHAPTER 89 – SURGERY OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS“ For hypercortisolism caused by a hyperfunctional adrenal adenoma, successful adrenalectomy is curative, and the prognosis is excellent (Table…
OPERATIVE SEQUELAE
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POSTOPERATIVE CARE
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ADRENALECTOMY
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PREOPERATIVE PATIENT PREPARATION
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ADRENAL INCIDENTALOMA
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INDICATIONS FOR ADRENALECTOMY
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