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06.08.2018 | Book and New Media Reviews
Atlas of Common Pain Syndromes, Fourth Edition
Steven D. Waldman. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, 2019, $162.99 CAD (Hardcover), 568 pages, ISBN: 978-0-323-54731-4
verfasst von:
Yaroslava Chtompel, MD
Erschienen in:
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Ausgabe 11/2018
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Excerpt
Steven Waldman’s Atlas of Common Pain Syndromes, Fourth Edition is a succinct, easy-to-read text that is composed of 137 chapters organized into 16 sections. The goal of the text is to offer an illustrated reference manual to aid in the diagnosis of common painful conditions. Each chapter includes a brief description of the syndrome, its presenting signs and symptoms, and its differential diagnosis. Other parts of the chapter cover the necessary diagnostic tests and touch briefly on possible treatments. The bulk of the syndromes described are associated with the musculoskeletal system, although common peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes, headaches, and facial pain are included as well. Worthy of note, with the purchase of the hardcover edition, an e-book is available for download at no extra cost. …