Title Palliative care perspectives / James L. Hallenbeck

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
WATERFT HEALTH	616.029 Hal/Pcp		AVAILABLE

Description 232 pages Contents 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 48 Hours Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Palliative treatment. Terminal care. Physician and patient. Pain Management. Palliative Care -- methods. Physician-Patient Relations. Attitude to Death. LC no. 2002042542 ISBN 0195165780 paper alkaline paper 0195165772 cased

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