| Description |
xiii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. General topics -- Fatal statistics -- Palliative care -- Quality of life -- Specialist palliative care services -- Dying at home -- Ethical considerations -- Appropriate treatment -- Euthanasia -- Hope -- Pt. 2. Psychosocial aspects of care -- Communication -- Breaking bad news -- Strategies for coping with uncertainty -- Psychological aspects of terminal illness -- The withdrawn patient -- The difficult patient -- Care of the relatives -- Spiritual care -- Religious needs -- Bereavement -- Children and bereavement -- Pt. 3. Symptom management I -- General principles -- Pain -- Pain management -- Use of analgesics -- Non-opioid (antipyretic) analgesics -- Weak opioid analgesics -- Strong opioid analgesics -- Adjuvant analgesics -- Alternative routes of administration -- Pt. 4. Symptom management II -- Alimentary symptoms -- Respiratory symptoms -- Urinary symptoms -- Other symptoms -- Secondary mental disorders -- Pt. 5. Drug profiles -- Antacids -- Corticosteroids -- Benzodiazepines -- Diazepam -- Midazolam -- Haloperidol -- Antimuscarinics -- Hyoscine -- Pt. 6. Final thoughts -- As death approaches -- When all is said and done -- Professional carers have needs too |
| Summary |
"This introductory text for palliative care is now in its fourth edition. It has been fully revised and updated throughout with greatly expanded sections on pruritis and lymphoedema, and covers more on ethics and communication and other aspects of psychological care." "Introducing Palliative Care was developed from the author's training programme now used in many countries around the world; this new edition is an essential introduction for all professionals working within palliative care."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Terminal care.
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Palliative treatment.
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Palliative Care.
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Terminal Care.
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Pain, Intractable -- drug therapy.
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| ISBN |
185775915X paperback |
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