Miscellaneous Pain Disorders that Affect Multiple Areas of the Body Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Formerly Known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy or Causalgia) Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is defined as…
Neuropathic Pain Nerves send sensory impulses to the brain for interpretation. These impulses travel in a regular pattern when the nervous system is working properly. When injured, this regular controlled…
Pelvic Pain This chapter presents the most common causes of chronic pelvic pain (CPP). CPP is a prevalent and challenging disorder to manage. CPP is a noncyclic pain of 6…
Cancer Pain Pain management is of particular importance in cancer patients. Extensive research has shown that pain is the symptom that cancer patients fear most. Up to 50% of patients…
Musculoskeletal Pain Pain in the Shoulder The shoulder is a common location of pain. In this ball-and-socket joint, the ball is the top, rounded part of the humerus, and the…
Abdominal Pain Establishing a proper differential diagnosis, ordering a workup, making a diagnosis, then medically or surgically treating the underlying cause of a patient’s abdominal pain is reserved for general…
Forensic Photography in the Emergency Department William S. Smock Patrick E. Besant-Matthews A good photograph…is one which conveys to the observer something which he has not seen, known, or thought…
New Drugs of Abuse K. Sophia Dyer Alcohol still holds the lead as the most common drug of abuse and “social lubricant.” However, many other drugs are used and abused…
Testifying Sharon A.H. May Role of the Sexual Assault Health Care Examiner The sexual assault health care examiner, be it a physician, nurse, physician’s assistant, or forensic nurse examiner (FNE),…
