SOMMAIRE : Part One - Principles of Pain Management 1. The Ethics of Pain Management / 2. Physiology and Pathophysiology of Pain / 3. Pain and Stress / 4. Definitions of Terms Describing Pain Part Two - Recognition and Evaluation of Pain 5. Pain Behaviors / 6. Objective, Categoric Methods for Assessing Pain and Analgesia Part Three - Therapy for the Alleviation of Pain 7. Pharmacologic Principles and Pain: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics / 8. Drugs Used to Treat Pain / 9. Opioids / 10. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs / 11. B2-Agonists / 12. Local Anesthetics / 13. Glucocorticoids / 14. Other Drugs Used to Treat Pain / 15. Local and Regional Anesthetic Techniques for Alleviation of Perioperative Pain / 16. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Pain Management in Veterinary Patients Part Four - Acute and Chronic Pain Management 17. Selecting Analgesic Drugs and Routes of Drug Administration / 18. Acute Pain Management: A Case-Based Approach / 19. Chronic Pain Management: A Case-Based Approach / 20. Drug Antagonism and Antagonists / 21. Cancer Pain Management / 22. Pain Management in the Cat NEW! / 23. Pain Management in Horses and Cattle / 24. Pain Management for the Pet Bird NEW! / 25. Clinical Approaches to Analgesia in Reptiles NEW! / 26. Clinical Approach to Analgesia in Ferrets and Rabbits NEW! / 27. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in Dogs NEW! 28. Rehabilitation Methods and Modalities for the Cat NEW! / 29. Quality of Life Issues NEW! / 30. Hospice and Palliative Care NEW!