Handbook of Palliative Care
Wiley-Blackwell (Hersteller)
978-0-470-75587-7 (ISBN)
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1st Edition was the WINNER of the 1999 BMA Medical Book of the Year Prize
Why you should buy this book
Comprehensive and authoritative text with a very practical and thorough approach
Written by competent experts in the areas of their contributions
New sections on heart failure, respiratory failure and end-stage renal failure
Coverage of medicine management and complementary medicine in palliative care
Discusses important areas of audit and ethical issues in palliative medicine
“The second edition responds to evaluative comments on the first edition in strengthening its multidisciplinary focus and providing a broader professional approach through both the editorial team and contributors. It aims, as before, to embrace practical issues as well as to provide an evidence-based and empirical approach...”
From the Preface
Dr Christina Faull MB BS BMedSci MRCP MD, Senior Lecturer Professor Yvonne Carter BSc MB BS MD FRCGP DRCOG DCH, School of Medicine & Dentistry, St Barts & The Royal London Hospital, London
List of Contributors;. Foreword;.
Preface;.
Abbreviations List;.
1. The Context and Principles of Palliative Care.
2. Teamworking for Effective Palliative Care.
3. Needs and Social Exclusion at the End of Life.
4. User Voices in Palliative Care.
5. Ethical Issues in Palliative Care.
6. Communication Skills in Palliative Care.
7. Adapting to Death, Dying and Bereavement.
8. The Principles of Pain Management.
9. The Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Advanced Liver Disease.
10. The Management of Respiratory Symptoms.
11. Managing Complications of Cancer.
12. The Management of People with Advanced Head and Neck Cancers.
13. Palliative Care for People with Progressive Neurological Disorders.
14. Palliative Care for People with HIV Infection and AIDS.
15. Palliative Care for Children.
16. Palliative Care for Adolescents and Young Adults.
17. Palliative Care in Advanced Heart Disease.
18. Palliative Care in Renal Disease.
19. management of Lymphoedema.
20. Pressure Area Care and the Management of Fungating Wounds.
21. Terminal Care and Dying.
22. Medicines Management in Palliative Care.
23. Complementary Approaches to Palliative Care.
Resources/Useful Addresses.
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.1.2008 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Hoboken |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-470-75587-3 / 0470755873 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-470-75587-7 / 9780470755877 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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