End of Life Care in Nephrology

From Advanced Disease to Bereavement

Edwina A. Brown, E. Joanna Chambers, Celia Eggeling (Autoren)

Buch | Teilwerk (Buch)

332 Seiten

2007
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-921105-0 (ISBN)

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There is an ever increasing awareness that all patients are entitled to a good quality death and that diagnosing end of life is as important as diagnosing a chest infection. This is particularly true for renal patients where dialysis can be continued and complications treated even when the patient is dying. End of Life Care in Nephrology provides practical guidance on all aspects of this difficult field; the clinical state of dying renal patients, how to control their symptoms, and how to help patients and their medical teams discuss difficult issues such as dialysis withdrawal and death. The book highlights how to facilitate good communication between renal and palliative care teams and the theory is illustrated by case histories. Written by a palliative care physician who has worked closely with renal patients for many years, a nephrologist, and a counsellor, this handbook will be ideal for doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals working in renal medicine and palliative care.

1. End-stage renal disease ; 2. Comorbidity ; 3. Complications of end-stage renal disease ; 4. Causes of death in end-stage renal disease ; 5. Health-related quality of life in end-stage renal disease ; 6. The management of pain ; 7. Non-pain symptoms in end-stage renal disease ; 8. Recognising dying ; 9. Communicating with patients and families ; 10. The place of supportive and palliative care in end-stage renal disease ; 11. Ethical and legal considerations ; 12. End of life care ; 13. Spiritual and religious care ; 14. Caring for the carers ; 15. Drug doses in patients with advanced chronic renal disease

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.9.2007
Reihe/Serie	Oxford Specialist Handbook in End of Life Care
Zusatzinfo	2 black and white line illustrations
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	105 x 185 mm
Gewicht	199 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Palliativmedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Schmerztherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Palliativpflege / Sterbebegleitung
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
ISBN-10	0-19-921105-1 / 0199211051
ISBN-13	978-0-19-921105-0 / 9780199211050
Zustand	Neuware