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Handbook of palliative care

edited by Christina Faull, Yvonne Carter, Richard Woof

Blackwell Science, c1998

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This work outlines the principles of palliative care for practising health professionals of different disciplines, designed to introduce a basic range of skills for use in both the community and hospital setting. It is a practically-based volume that covers cancer, as well as non-malignant disorders, with specific chapters on AIDS and motor neurone disease. It explores the practical, clinical and physiological aspects of caring for the terminally ill patient.

目次

  • Part 1 Introduction to palliative care: palliative care - the facts. Part 2 Palliative care in practice: principles of care
  • specialist palliative care services
  • community services - who does what
  • issues - around the world in palliative care
  • audit and outcomes in palliative care. Part 3 Clinical aspects of care: principles of pain management
  • management of gastrointestinal symptoms
  • the syringe driver
  • management of respiratory symptoms
  • pressure area care
  • management of fungating wounds
  • lymphodema
  • palliative oncolgy and palliative care emergencies
  • palliative care for people with head and neck cancers
  • palliative care for people with AIDS
  • palliative care for people with motor neurone disease
  • paediatric palliative care
  • terminal care and dying
  • pharmacy issues
  • complementary therapies in palliative care. Part 4 Psychological aspects of care: communication skills in palliative care
  • typical reactions to loss and bad news
  • holistic care and self-help groups
  • hope
  • grief and bereavement
  • cultural issues in palliative care and death
  • ethical issues in palliative care
  • looking after ourselves.

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