| Description |
1 online resource (130 p.) |
| Series |
What Do I Do Now Palliative Care Ser |
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What Do I Do Now Palliative Care Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. Dyspnea Assessment -- 2. Reducing Dyspnea by Optimizing Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 3. Treating Chronic Breathlessness in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 4. Dyspnea, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Pulmonary Rehabilitation -- 5. Treating Episodic Breathlessness -- 6. Reducing Episodic Dyspnea in Heart Failure -- 7. Dyspnea in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease -- 8. Treating Chronic Dyspnea in Patients with Lung Cancer |
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9. Treating Dyspnea Through Reducing Malignant Pleural Effusion -- 10. Treating Dyspnea in Lung Cancer with Noninvasive Ventilation -- 11. Palliative Care for Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia -- 12. Reducing Dyspnea by Treating Ascites -- 13. Panting for Breath in End-Stage Dementia -- 14. Last Days with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 15. Withdrawal of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation -- 16. Palliative Sedation for Intractable Dyspnea -- 17. Sialorrhea in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- 18. Death Rattle -- Index |
| Summary |
What Do I Do Now: Respiratory Symptoms is the first book of its kind to succinctly describe the palliative care approach to patients experiencing respiratory symptoms throughout their illness trajectory. This volume brings together expertise from the fields of nursing, chaplaincy, social work, and psychology to address dyspnea from a palliative care context. Covering patients ranging from pediatric to geriatric, each chapter opens with a case study and provides context for the practical clinical content that follows |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780190098919 |
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0190098910 |
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