Acute Pain Medicine tackles a large array of diagnostic and treatment consideration across a variety of surgical and non-surgical acute pain conditions. Written and edited under the auspices of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the text reviews a variety of acute pain modulating factors followed by interventional and pharmacologic treatment options. This book is well formatted and does an exemplary job of educating readers on the updated approach to management pain. The case-based approach to acute pain medicine is unique and highly useful for the intended audience, lending it a practicality that makes the book stand out.