Book contents
- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- Section I Basic Principles
- Section II Core Drugs in Anaesthetic Practice
- Chapter 9 General Anaesthetic Agents
- Chapter 10 Analgesics
- Chapter 11 Local Anaesthetics
- Chapter 12 Muscle Relaxants and Reversal Agents
- Section III Cardiovascular Drugs
- Section IV Other Important Drugs
- Index
Chapter 10 - Analgesics
from Section II - Core Drugs in Anaesthetic Practice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2021
- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- Section I Basic Principles
- Section II Core Drugs in Anaesthetic Practice
- Chapter 9 General Anaesthetic Agents
- Chapter 10 Analgesics
- Chapter 11 Local Anaesthetics
- Chapter 12 Muscle Relaxants and Reversal Agents
- Section III Cardiovascular Drugs
- Section IV Other Important Drugs
- Index
Summary
Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Since pain is so highly subjective, it may also be described as being what the patient says it is.
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- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care , pp. 127 - 155Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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