Atlas of Interventional Pain Management 3rd Revised edition [Multiple-component retail product]

For pain management specialists, Waldman (anesthesiology, U. of Missouri at Kansas City and Pain Consortium of Greater Kansas City) provides a reference on minimally invasive techniques for pain management for all areas of the body, from the head to the lower extremities, as well as advanced techniques. Each procedure is explained with discussion of anatomy, indications, and side effects and complications, along with images and a CPT-2009 procedure code. This edition incorporates 20 new chapters on radiofrequency lesionings, decompression and compression techniques, nerve blocks, percutaneous disketomies, percutaneous kyphoplasty, sacral nerve stimulation, cervical cordotomy, and dorsal root entry zone lesioning techniques. Procedures have been updated and include about 100 new fluoroscopic, MR, and CT images, and clinical pearls sections have been expanded. Ten videos illustrating procedures, patient preparation, alternate approaches, and indications and contraindications are provided on the DVD. There is no bibliography. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Bolster your knowledge of minimally invasive techniques and add new procedures to your repertoire with the third edition of the Atlas of Interventional Pain Management. Noted authority Steven D. Waldman, MD, JD provides consistent, concise, and clear advice on the safest, most clinically sound techniques. All chapters-including 20 new ones-feature CPT codes for each procedure, indications, relevant anatomy, technique, side effects and complications, and clinical pearls. The full-color illustrations and procedural videos on DVD ensure that you have the detailed guidance you need to provide your patients with the safest and most effective treatment.

• Covers every standard interventional procedure performed in clinical practice today, giving you all the guidance you need to implement safe, effective treatments to achieve the best possible outcomes.
  
• Provides lavish, detailed illustrations that highlight the key steps in each procedure to help you integrate interventional techniques into your practice.
  
• Pairs line drawings with CT, MR and/or radiographic images to illustrate relevant points in the text.
  
• Features step-by-step instructions, full-color anatomical diagrams, CPT codes, and clinical pearls-for every procedure- making it quick and easy for you to find the answers you need so you can maximize your success rate and reduce complications while.

• Covers new developments and recent advances in 20 new chapters on radiofrequency lesionings, decompression techniques, compression techniques, nerve blocks, percutaneous discectomies, percutaneous kyphoplasty, sacral nerve stimulation, cervical cordotomy, and dorsal root entry zone (DREZ) lesioning techniques.
  
• Incorporates updates on the most current procedural information, including additional fluoroscopic images that demonstrate the use of this promising modality for guiding needle and catheter placement.
  
• Includes 10-15 videos on DVD, each 5-10 minutes in length, that demonstrate interventional pain procedures, as well as preparation of the patient, alternate approaches, and indications and contraindications.