Pain Management In Animals

Download or read book Pain Management in Animals written by P. A. Flecknell and published by Saunders Limited. This book was released on 2000 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ever-increasing number of drugs are available to veterinarians for use in the control of pain. This new, concise guide gives vets with all the information they need to choose the most appropriate pain medication for any clinical situation. Introductory chapters explain the physiology of pain and the pharmacology of analgesics, and are followed by detailed chapters on management of acute and post-operative pain and chronic pain, the problems of pain management and pain assessment. Written by an international team of veterinary pain management experts, Pain Management in Animals provides vets with all the information they need to provide good pain control in all their patients.