Multiple Choice Questions in Pain Management
Rajesh Gupta
Multiple Choice
Questions in
Pain
Management
Rajesh Gupta, MD FRCA FFPMRCA EDRA
Consultant Anaesthesia and Pain management
Whipps Cross University Hospital
London, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-3-319-56915-4 ISBN 978-3-319-56917-8 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-56917-8
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017948386
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Preface
A multiple-choice-questions book is not only meant to test the knowl-
edge but also serve as a concise guide for revision. It should also be able
to help save time acquiring the vast amount of knowledge from books.
The purpose of writing Multiple Choice Questions in Pain Management is
to provide the relevant information in an interesting format.
There are exit examinations all over the world after the pain fellowships
for which there is no book available. This book also fills this gap for the
trainees who are taking MCQ-based examination in the speciality.
This volume is divided into ten chapters. The chapters provide a systemic
approach to chronic pain starting from anatomy and physiology to the
complexities of specialised pain. The book starts with a chapter on basic
considerations which is one of the most complex topics to understand.
This is followed by the process of evaluation and pharmacological man-
agement especially the mechanisms involved. The book then discusses in
detail the two main divisions of pain, somatic and neuropathic pain. The
book further discusses specialised areas of pain like visceral pain, cancer
pain and head and neck pain. The chapter on miscellaneous questions
delves into specialised groups like pregnant population, paediatric popu-
lation and elderly population. Effort has been made to frame questions
based on evidence available in the literature. The highlighting feature of
the book is detailed answers explaining the complex information in a
format which is easy to grasp.
The book is not intended just to be a MCQ book but a concise pocket
book explaining relevant concepts. It is meant for trainees but will serve
an equal purpose for specialists who want to freshen their knowledge.
Rajesh Gupta
2017
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Contents
1 Basic Considerations.................................................................................. 1
2 Evaluation and Assessment.................................................................. 31
3 Pharmacology................................................................................................ 39
4 Non-pharmacological Interventions............................................... 61
5 Neuropathic Pain.......................................................................................... 71
6 Deep Somatic Tissue Pain....................................................................... 89
7 Visceral Pain..................................................................................................... 101
8 Cancer Pain....................................................................................................... 115
9 Head and Neck Pain.................................................................................... 125
10 Miscellaneous................................................................................................. 141
Supplementary Information
Bibliography......................................................................................................... 154
