Palliative Care [electronic resource] :A Case-based Guide / edited by Jane E. Loitman, Christian T. Sinclair, Michael J. Fisch.
by Loitman, Jane E [editor.]; Sinclair, Christian T [editor.]; Fisch, Michael J [editor.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: Current Clinical Oncology: Publisher: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : 2010.Description: IV, 83p. 4 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resource.ISBN: 9781607615903.Subject(s): Medicine | Internal medicine | Nursing | Pain Medicine | Quality of Life | Quality of Life -- Research | Medicine & Public Health | Internal Medicine | Pain Medicine | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | Quality of Life Research | NursingDDC classification: 616 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Global Palliative Care Issues -- Palliative Care Communication Issues -- Nutritional Palliative Care Issues -- Psychiatric Palliative Care Issues -- Cardiac Palliative Care Issues -- Pulmonary Palliative Care Issues -- GI Palliative Care Issues -- Palliative Pain Issues -- Palliative Wound and Skin Issues -- Issues in the Last Hours.
This concise book offers an engaging case-based approach to palliative care. Experts in the field provide the essential aspects of daily practice with real cases presented as forums for the discussion of the complexities and practicalities of palliative treatment. Clearly structured, each chapter opens with bullet points highlighting the most relevant aspects of the case and points for discussion. Covering the full range of symptoms from cardiac care to pain management to wound healing, the vital elements of management are put into context through insightful dissections of history, examination, and goals of care. Each chapter concludes with a section on further reading. Palliative Care: a Case-based Guide provides the clinician with a crucial set of skills to address the challenging issues related to communication and symptom management. Care-oriented and practical, this book is ideal for all health care professionals committed to providing quality, compassionate care to end-of-life patients.
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