Definitions and Classification of Pain
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen “For all the happiness Mankind can gain; Is not in pleasure, But in rest from pain.”—John Dryden (1631–1701) Relief of pain is one of the great…
Pathophysiology of Pain
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The Decade of Pain Control and Research (DPCR) legislation passed by the 106th Congress helped promulgate an extraordinary number of scientific inquiries into the mechanisms and…
Inflammation in Pain Disorders
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Pain is indeed an unpleasant experience; the perception of pain feels like damage or injury. Whether such damage is actual or potential, pain is usually described…
Anatomy and Physiology of Pain
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Understanding the anatomy and physiology of pain transmission systems is important for the pain management specialist because it informs diagnostic and treatment decisions for the common…
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Print Section Listen Introduction Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a common therapy in the intensive care unit (ICU), and begins with standard advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) algorithms as…
Prepping and Draping in the ICU
Prepping and Draping in the ICU Print Section Listen Introduction Preprocedural prepping and draping is essential to sterile performance of a procedure and prevention of device contamination. Proper preparation has…
Critical Care Transport
Critical Care Transport Print Section Listen Introduction Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are at their most vulnerable during the period of transport to and from the ICU. Definitions and Terms…
The ICU Bed
The ICU Bed Print Section Listen Introduction Intensive care unit (ICU) patients can develop a variety of complications related to prolonged immobilization and recumbent positioning while in the ICU, and,…
