Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care
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Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care

  1. 960 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care

About this book

This new edition provides the essential clinical guidance both for those embarking upon a career in palliative medicine and for those already established in the field. A team of international experts here distil what every practitioner needs to know into a practical and reliable resource.

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Yes, you can access Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care by Eduardo Bruera, Irene J. Higginson, Charles F. von Gunten, Tatsuya Morita, Eduardo Bruera,Irene J. Higginson,Charles F. von Gunten,Tatsuya Morita, Eduardo Bruera, Irene Higginson, Charles von Gunten, Tatsuya Morita in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Medical Theory, Practice & Reference. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9780367642037
eBook ISBN
9781000280890
Edition
3
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. List of contributors
  6. 1. The development of hospice and palliative care
  7. 2. Palliative care as a public health issue
  8. 3. Palliative care as a primary care issue
  9. 4. The future of palliative medicine
  10. 5. Palliative care and supportive care
  11. 6. Ethics in the practice of palliative care
  12. 7. Undergraduate education in palliative medicine
  13. 8. Graduate education for nonspecialists
  14. 9. Challenges of research in palliative and supportive medicine
  15. 10. The population: Who are the subjects in palliative medicine research?
  16. 11. Study designs in palliative medicine
  17. 12. Outcome measurement in palliative care
  18. 13. Ethics in palliative care research
  19. 14. Adoption of palliative care: The engineering of organizational change
  20. 15. Principles of measuring the financial outcomes of specialist palliative care programs
  21. 16. Population-based needs assessment for patients and those important to them, such as families
  22. 17. Models of palliative care delivery
  23. 18. Home palliative care
  24. 19. Palliative care unit
  25. 20. Multidimensional patient assessment
  26. 21. Tools for pain and symptom assessment
  27. 22. Quality of life assessment in palliative care
  28. 23. Pathophysiology of chronic pain
  29. 24. Causes and mechanisms of pain in palliative care patients
  30. 25. Opioid analgesics
  31. 26. Assessment and management of opioid side effects
  32. 27. Adjuvant analgesic medications
  33. 28. Alternative routes for systemic opioid delivery
  34. 29. Interventional pain procedures in palliative care
  35. 30. Pain management in pediatrics
  36. 31. Pain in the older adult
  37. 32. Neuropathic pain
  38. 33. Bone cancer pain and skeletal complications
  39. 34. Breakthrough (episodic) pain in cancer patients
  40. 35. Somatic symptoms, symptom clusters, and symptom burden
  41. 36.Pain in patients with alcohol and drug dependence
  42. 37. Cachexia–anorexia syndrome
  43. 38. Nausea/vomiting
  44. 39. Constipation
  45. 40. Jaundice
  46. 41. Malignant bowel obstruction
  47. 42. Endoscopic treatment of digestive symptoms
  48. 43. Mechanism, assessment, and management of fatigue
  49. 44. Breathlessness
  50. 45. Other respiratory symptoms (cough, hiccup, and secretions)
  51. 46. Depression/anxiety
  52. 47. Delirium
  53. 48. Sleep disturbances in advanced cancer patients
  54. 49. Counseling in palliative care
  55. 50. Hope in end-of-life care
  56. 51. Dehydration and rehydration
  57. 52. Fever, sweats, and hot flashes
  58. 53. Pruritus
  59. 54. Infections in palliative care
  60. 55. Pediatric palliative wound care: The unique anatomy and physiology of neonatal skin
  61. 56. Mouth care
  62. 57. Fistulas
  63. 58. Assessment and management of lymphedema
  64. 59. Hypercalcemia
  65. 60. Hemorrhage
  66. 61. Spinal cord compression
  67. 62. Clinical features and management of superior vena cava syndrome
  68. 63. Acute pain and management
  69. 64. Suicide
  70. 65. Cancer: Radiotherapy
  71. 66. Chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted agents, and immunotherapy
  72. 67. Integrative medicine in supportive and palliative care
  73. 68. Neurological diseases
  74. 69. End-stage congestive heart failure
  75. 70. Geriatric palliative care
  76. 71.Advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  77. 72. Other infectious diseases: Malaria, rabies, tuberculosis
  78. 73. Practical resources for palliative care development in countries with limited resources: An IAHPC perspective
  79. 74. Prognostic indicators of survival
  80. 75. Palliative sedation
  81. 76. Staff stress and burnout in palliative care
  82. 77. Spiritual care
  83. 78. Family caregivers and cultural sensitivity
  84. 79. Bereavement
  85. 80. Children of palliative care patients
  86. 81. Neutropenic fever
  87. 82. Side effects of radiation therapy
  88. 83. Cardiac and pulmonary toxicities of treatments
  89. 84. Oral complications of cancer therapies
  90. 85. Dermatologic side effects
  91. 86. Peripheral neuropathy and neurotoxicity
  92. 87. Sex and sexuality
  93. 88. Managing communication challenges with patients and families
  94. 89. Supportive and palliative care for patients with HIV infection
  95. 90. Implantable cardiac devices
  96. 91. Supportive care for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease
  97. 92. Palliative care in the emergency department
  98. 93. Optimal Symptom Management in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  99. 94. The end of therapy: Building the psychosocial and spiritual bridges to survivorship
  100. 95. Rehabilitation in the acute and chronic care setting
  101. 96. Long-term cognitive function
  102. 97. Gonadal functions and reproductive health
  103. 98. Pulmonary rehabilitation
  104. Index