Palliative Care Perspectives

James L. Hallenbeck (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2003
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-516578-4 (ISBN)

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Dr. Hallenbeck has written a guide for clinicians who want an introduction to palliative care that addresses "big picture" issues as well as provides specific, practical advice. Topics addressed range from an overview of death and dying in the modern world to discussions of pain and symptom management, communication techniques and palliative care consults.

1. Death and dying in modern times ; 2. Dying trajectories and prognostication ; 3. Symptom management - overview ; 4. Pain management ; 5. Non-pain symptom management ; 6. Special therapeutic issues: hydration, nutrition and antibiotics in end-of-life care ; 7. Psychosocial and spiritual aspects of care ; 8. Communication ; 9. Working the system and making a difference ; 10. Palliative care consults ; 11. The final forty-eight hours

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.10.2003
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	236 x 152 mm
Gewicht	399 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Palliativmedizin
ISBN-10	0-19-516578-0 / 0195165780
ISBN-13	978-0-19-516578-4 / 9780195165784
Zustand	Neuware