Overview
- Comprehensive title
- There are little to no competing books
- Focusing on this misunderstood and increasingly common condition
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents(15 chapters)
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Introduction
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The Neuropathies
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Prevention
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Medical Treatment
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Billing and Reimbursement and Healthcare Utilization
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Future Approaches
About this book
Painful diabetic polyneuropathy is the most common and disturbing of painful conditions experienced by people with diabetes. As the diabetes rate continues to grow, the number of people suffering from painful diabetic polyneuropathy will as well – increasing both patient suffering and demands on healthcare resources.
Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy covers all aspects of these painful disorders from pathophysiology and diagnosis, treatment and prevention, future approaches and the nursing perspective, to billing issues and the patient’s experience. Written by experts in their fields, each chapter presents the full perspective of these painful disorders with an emphasis on evidence-based scientific information.
Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy is a comprehensive resource for general and family medicine practitioners, neurologists and pain medicine specialists. It will also serve as a resource for patients for education, support, and treatment sites.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This is an overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and multidisciplinary treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy. The purpose is to update clinicians on advances in painful diabetic neuropathy and to raise awareness of the impact it has on patients. … The book is most appropriate for clinicians. … This may serve as a quick reference to various aspects of painful diabetic polyneuropathy … .” (Sharon H. Chou, Doody’s Book Reviews, July, 2013)Editors and Affiliations
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, Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, USA
Erin Lawson
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, Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
Miroslav "Misha" Backonja
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians
Editors: Erin Lawson, Miroslav "Misha" Backonja
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6299-6
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-6298-9
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-6368-3
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-6299-6
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 204
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pain Medicine, Diabetes, Neurology, General Practice / Family Medicine, Endocrinology