ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ian Self, BSc, BVSc, PGCert, VetEd, FHEA, CertVA, DipECVAA, MRCVS, is a Liverpool graduate and a RCVS and European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. After graduation, Ian worked in mixed, small animal and emergency practice in Northwest England for 9 years before going back to academia to become an anaesthesia specialist. Ian is currently Associate Professor of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at Nottingham Vet School; he has a keen interest in anaesthesia simulation, respiratory physiology, pain and the assessment of sedation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction
Ian Self
2 Physiology of pain
Tamara Grubb and Ian Self
3 Acute and perioperative pain
Jo Murrell and Briony Alderson
4 Chronic and osteoarthritic pain
Kate White and James Hunt
5 Pharmacological treatment of pain
Freddie Corletto and Colette Jolliffe
6A Physical methods used to alleviate pain: nursing considerations
Fiona Scarlett
6B Physical therapies used to alleviate pain: complementary therapies
Samantha Lindley
7A Trauma/emergency pain
Dominic Barfield
7B Thoracic pain
Ana Marques
7C Abdominal pain
Caroline Kisielewicz
7D Neuropathic pain
Annette Wessmann
7E Dental pain
Cecilia Gorrel
7F Ophthalmic pain
Carl Bradbrook
7G Orthopaedic pain
Kinley Smith
7H Cancer pain
Iain Grant
7I Pain in rabbits
Jo Hedley
7J Pain in birds
Steve Smith
7F Pain in other exotic pets
Jenna Richardson and Kevin Eatwell
Appendix 1: Pain scales
Appendix 2: Major blocks
Appendix 3: WHO pain relief ladder
Index