Supportive Care for the Renal Patient

E. Joanna Chambers (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

296 Seiten

2004
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-851616-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Supportive care is the holistic care of the patient from diagnosis until death. This concept is a two-dimensional extension of the principles of palliative care, from the care of the cancer patient to the care of patients in all clinical specialties. This book gives guidance in providing palliative care to patients with renal insufficiency.

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This book provides a comprehensive, evidence-based overview of supportive care for the nephrology patient. An international group of contributors emphasize the continuum of palliative care from the time of diagnosis through to end-of-life care and the issues surrounding withdrawal of dialysis. The book addresses the psychological impact of the disease, the importance of involving the patient in making decisions about their care, ethical considerations, the role of the family and the multidisciplinary team.

Inhalt

1. Changing patterns of renal replacement therapy; 2. The concept of supportive care for the renal patient; 3. Planning a renal palliative care programme and its components; 4. Advanced directives and advance care planning in patients with end-stage renal disease; 5. What determines a good outcome? The selection of patients for renal replacement therapy; 6. Health-related quality of life in chronic renal failure; 7a Symptoms of renal disease: dialysis related symptoms; 7b Symptoms of renal disease: the treatment and palliation of symptoms due to co-morbidity in end-stage renal disease; 8. Management of pain in renal failure; 9. Psychological and psychiatric considerations in patients with advanced renal disease; 10. Sexual dysfunction in patients with chronic kidney disease; 11. Spiritual care of the renal patient; 12. Support of the home dialysis patient; 13. Initiation and withdrawal of dialysis; 14. A multidisciplinary approach to end-of-life care; 15. End of life

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2004
• Co-Autor: Michael Germain, Edwina A. Brown
• Zusatzinfo: numerous text boxes, figures and tables
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Palliativmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Schmerztherapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Urologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• ISBN-10: 0-19-851616-9 / 0198516169
• ISBN-13: 978-0-19-851616-3 / 9780198516163
• Zustand: Neuware