Introducing palliative care
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Bibliographic Information
Introducing palliative care
Radcliffe Medical Press, c2003
4th ed
Available at 4 libraries
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Note
Previous ed.: 1999
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This highly successful and well-established key introductory text for palliative care, is now in its fourth edition. It has been fully revised and updated throughout with greatly expanded sections on pruritis and lymphoedema, and covers more on ethics and communication and other aspects of psychological care. Introducing Palliative Care was developed from the author's training programme now used in many countries around the world; this new edition is an essential introduction for all professionals working within palliative care.
Table of Contents
Part One: General Topics. Fatal statistics. Palliative care. Quality of life. Specialist palliative care services. Dying at home. Ethical considerations. Appropriate treatment. Euthanasia. Hope. Part Two: Psychosocial Aspects of Care. Communication. Breaking bad news. Strategies for coping with uncertainty. Psychosocial aspects of terminal illness. Care of the relatives. Spiritual care. Religious and cultural needs. Bereavement. Children and bereavement. Part Three: Symptom Management 1. General principles. Pain. Pain management. Use of analgesics. Nonopioid analgesics. Weak opioid analgesics. Strong opioid analgesics. Adujvant analgesics. Continuous subcutaneous infusions. Part Four: Symptom Management 2. Alimentary symptoms. Respiratory symptoms. Urinary symptoms. Other symptoms. Secondary mental disorders. Part Five: Drug profiles. Corticosteroids. Antacids. Diazepam. Midzaolam. Haloperidol. Hyoscine. Antimuscarinic effects. Part Six: Final thoughts. As death approaches. When all's said and done. Professional carers have needs too. Index.
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