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1. Equipment and Patient Monitoring 2. Peripheral Nerve Stimulators 3. Clinical Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics 4. Neurologic Complications of Centroneuraxial Blocks 5. Cervical Plexus Block 6. Genitofemoral Nerve Block 7. Ilioinguinal-Iliohypogastric Nerve Block 8. Intercostal Nerve Block 9. Femoral Nerve Block 10. Sciatic Nerve Block 11. Obturator Nerve Block 12. Popliteal Fossa Block 13. Sural Nerve Block at the Ankle 14. Superficial Peroneal Block at the Ankle 15. Saphenous Nerve Block 16. Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block 17. Tibial and Deep Peroneal Block 18. Popliteal Nerve Block 19. Bier Block
PART II. ACUTE PAIN
20. Rib Fractures 21. Peripheral Nerve Injury 22. Amputation Pain 23. Extremity Injury 24. Soft Tissue Injury 25. Whiplash 26. Principles of Pharmacologic Therapy of Perioperative Pain 27. Preemptive Analgesia 28. Patient-Controlled Analgesia: Intravenous 29. Patient-Controlled Analgesia: Epidural 30. Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain 31. Pain Assessment, Analgesia, and Sedation in the ICU
PART III. CHRONIC PAIN
Section I. Overview and Clinical Assessment
32. Neurophysiology of Pain 33. Taxonomy of Pain 34. History and Physical Examination 35. Pain Questionnaires and Assessment Tools 36. Psychological Assessment of Pain 37. Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies 38. Imaging of the Spine