Pain Medicine Board Review is a comprehensive guide for preparing for the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) certification or recertification in Pain Medicine, and for residents preparing for in-training examinations in Pain Medicine. The text is organized into 28 chapters covering topics such as Anatomy, Physiology of Pain, Pharmacology, Diagnosis of Pain, and various pain syndromes. Each section includes questions, answers, and detailed explanations with highlighted key points, and concise further reading lists. Questions follow the ABMS style, and the explications of answers carefully address all points in the ABMS content outline for Pain Medicine. A section on imaging includes high quality magnetic resonance images, ultrasound images, fluoroscopic images and other images that will enable the examination candidate to answer questions that determine knowledge of pathological states as compared to normal and complications of treatments.

Offering nearly 900 board-style questions, answers, and explanations written by Dr. Anna Woodbury and colleagues at Emory Medical School, Pain Medicine Board Review, 2nd Edition, fully prepares you for success on the American Board of Anesthesiology's Pain Medicine certification and recertification exam. This well-written and expertly reviewed resource covers all of the major topics on the exam, tests your current knowledge, and helps you identify areas requiring further study. - Contains approximately 900 board-style questions with answers and concise explanations, all thoroughly reviewed to ensure complete, accurate information throughout. - Directs you to the appropriate chapter in Honorio Benzon's highly regarded Practical Management of Pain, 5th Edition, for further reading and detailed explanations. - Includes new questions and answers in specific areas of recent growth: pharmacologic, psychological and physical medicine treatments, nerve block, and interventional techniques. - Ideal for any physician desiring Pain Medicine certification, including pain medicine specialists, anesthesiologists, physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, neurologists, orthopaedists, and more.

A comprehensive exploration of potential complications arising from interventional pain therapies. In Complications of Pain-Relieving Procedures: An Illustrated Guide, a team of distinguished pain specialists delivers a straightforward, extensively illustrated, and step-by-step guide to managing complications arising out of pain-relieving procedures and interventions. The book offers essential assistance to physicians by combining a wide range of potential complications into a single, comprehensive resource suited to quick review in real time. It will help readers determine the clinical steps necessary to avoid long-term consequences for patients. This illustrated reference contains numerous images of the possible complications of specific procedures. Each chapter includes discussions of the anatomy of the target nerve, plexus or space, indications for the procedure, technical approaches with pictures, potential complications, and strategies for preventing complications. Finally, every chapter offers case reports describing adverse events and how they were dealt with. The book also provides: A thorough introduction to the basic principles of interventional pain therapies, as well as the historical background of pain-relieving procedures Comprehensive explorations of the ethics of interventional pain management and patient assessment prior to the procedure Practical discussions of medicolegal and regulatory risks, including issues of informed consent, breach of the duty of care, adverse events, and licensure consequences In-depth examinations of the complications of systemic opiate therapy and alternative medication strategies Perfect for interventional pain physicians, Complications of Pain-Relieving Procedures: An Illustrated Guide will also earn a place in the libraries of pain physicians, neurosurgeons, neurologists, physiatrists, and anesthesiologists.

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An engagingly written case-based review for the Family Medicine Board Examination and the USMLE Step 3 Widely recognized as the ideal study guide for the primary and recertification exams in family medicine and licensure exams, Graber and Wilbur's Family Medicine Examination and Board Review, Fifth Edition has been updated throughout to maintain currency and freshness—including new bits of humor that make the book fun to read and studying more enjoyable. Featuring hundreds of progressive cases, this acclaimed review has been applauded by residents and students for its "building-block approach" to learning that assures readers understand one subject before moving on to the next. The Fifth Edition has also been enhanced with cutting-edge coverage of topics such as health maintenance, decision-making, and metacognition. More than 350 progressive case studies that reflect the realities of clinical practice and prepare readers for the exams A 200-question final exam with answers referenced to pages in the book Detailed answer explanations for most questions that explain not only why an answer is right, but why the other answers are wrong Comprehensive coverage of ALL topics on the boards and recertifying exam Super-effective learning aids such as Quick Quizzes, learning objectives, clinical pearls, and more Color photographs of conditions most easily diagnosed by appearance Written not only to help pass exams, but to also update knowledge of family medicine with state-of-the-art information An outstanding refresher for primary care physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners

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A case-based emergency medicine review co-published with the American College of Emergency Physicians More than 800+ case based Q&A make this the book you need to pass the exam! Co-published with the American College of Emergency Physicians, McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review: Emergency Medicine delivers more than 800 case-based questions and answers. All answer options, both correct and incorrect, are key to Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine, 7e, the field's most authoritative and trusted text. This is an outstanding review for any examination in emergency medicine and can also be used as a clinical refresher. The Second Edition features: NEW interactive CD-ROM that simulates the exam-taking experience EKGs, radiographs, and clinical images to sharpen diagnostic skills Detailed explanations for each answer The content you need to ace any emergency medicine exam: Continuous Certification; Administration, Ethics and Lethal Aspects; Anesthesia and Analgesia; Cardiologic Emergencies; Dermatologic Emergencies; Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Medicine; Environmental Emergencies; Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Maxillofacial Emergencies; Gastroenterologic Emergencies; Geriatric Emergencies; Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies; Infectious Disease Emergencies; Metabolic, Endocrinologic, and Rheumatologic Emergencies; Neurologic and Psychiatric Emergencies; Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies; Orthopedic Emergencies; Pediatric Emergencies; Pulmonary Emergencies; Renal and Urologic Emergencies; Toxicologic Emergencies; Trauma