Fever and Sweats
Fever and Sweats Kaci Osenga James F. Cleary Temperature and Associated Symptoms Temperature has long been used in clinical medicine and was included in the cardinal signs of inflammation described…
Fever and Sweats Kaci Osenga James F. Cleary Temperature and Associated Symptoms Temperature has long been used in clinical medicine and was included in the cardinal signs of inflammation described…
Assessment and Management of Cancer-Related Fatigue Christine Miaskowski Russell K. Portenoy Fatigue is a highly prevalent symptom in populations with cancer and is often identified as a major impediment to…
Physiatric Approaches to Pain Management Andrea Cheville Lauren Shaiova Rehabilitation has too often remained marginalized in the care of patients with cancer. The perception that rehabilitation only offers meaningful benefit…
Neurosurgical Interventional Approaches to Pain Andrew Mannes Philip S. Kim Russell R. Lonser Interventional and neurosurgical procedures can be utilized to supplement pharmacologic and complementary approaches break to treat pain…
Nonpharmacologic Management of Pain Francis J. Keefe Amy P. Abernethy Laura S. Porter Lisa C. Campbell Pain is a prevalent and significant problem for persons with cancer. At present, medications…
Nonopioid and Adjuvant Analgesics James F. Cleary Analgesic drugs can be divided into three categories: opioids, nonopioids, and coanalgesics. The World Health Organization (WHO) analgesic ladder has clarified the use…
Opioid Pharmacotherapy Judith A. Paice Opioids and their derivatives have been used to relieve pain for centuries, and their contribution to relief of suffering is well established. Many of the…
Difficult Pain Syndromes: Bone Pain, Visceral Pain, Neuropathic Pain Marco Pappagallo Lauren Shaiova Eugene Perlov Helena Knotkova Nociception is what occurs physiologically in our bodies during the activation and sensitization…
Cancer Pain: Principles of Assessment and Syndromes Nathan I. Cherny Surveys indicate that pain is experienced by 30–60% of patients with cancer during active therapy and by more than two…