Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care Flashcards

Sriram Yennurajalingam is Associate Professor of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.Eduardo Bruera is Professor and Chair of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Chapter 1: Principles of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care
Sriram Yennurajalingam
Chapter 2: Symptom Assessment
Marvin Omar Delgado Guay
Chapter 3: Clinical Decision Making in Palliative Care
Eduardo Bruera
Chapter 4: Principles of Assessment and Pain Management and Procedures in Pain Management
Francisco A. Loaiciga and Suresh Reddy
Chapter 5: Adjuvant Drugs in Pain Management
David R. Eidelson and Larry C. Driver
Chapter 6: Cancer Related Fatigue
Sriram Yennurajalingam
Chapter 7: Anorexia/Cachexia syndrome and Hydration
Egidio G. Del Fabbro
Chapter 8: Management of Psychological Symptoms including Anxiety and Depression
Marvin Omar Delgado Guay
Chapter 9: Sleep Disturbance in Palliative Care
Rebecca Burke and Sriram Yennurajalingam
Chapter 10: Nausea and Vomiting
Shalini Dalal
Chapter 11: Delirium
Shirley H. Bush and Valérie Gratton
Chapter 12: Dyspnea
Praveen Vijhani, Farah Kazzaz, Saadia A. Faiz, and Diwakar D. Balachandran
Chapter 13: Constipation and Bowel Obstruction
Marieberta Vidal
Chapter 14: Palliative Care Emergencies
Sriram Yennurajalingam
Chapter 15: Other Symptoms: Xerostomia, Hiccups, Pruritus, Pressure Ulcers and Wound Care, Lymphedema, and Myoclonus
Paul W. Walker
Chapter 16: Frequent Pharmacological Interactions in Palliative care
Mary Lynn McPherson, Kelly Mendoza, and Jessica Geiger-Hayes
Chapter 17: Hospice Approach to Palliative Care: Medicare Hospice Benefit
Sriram Yennurajalingam
Chapter 18: Cultural Issues in Palliative Care
Sriram Yennurajalingam
Chapter 19: Psychosocial and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Care
Marvin Omar Delgado Guay and Sriram Yennurajalingam
Chapter 20: Palliative Care in the Last Hours of Life
Ahsan Azhar
Chapter 21: Palliative Sedation
Paul W. Walker
Chapter 22: Grief and Bereavement
Rony Dev
Chapter 23: Communication and Team Work
Eduardo Bruera
Chapter 24: Family Conference in Palliative care
Margaret L. Isaac MD and J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH
Chapter 25: Caregiver-Related Concerns
Kathrin Milbury
Chapter 26: Ethical and Legal Decision Making
Donna S. Zhukovsky, Colleen M. Gallagher, and Francis Baker
Chapter 27: Prognosis
Rossi Romina, Scarpi Emanuela, and Maltoni Marco
Chapter 28: Challenging Conversations in Palliative Care
Kimberson Cochien Tanco and Daniel Epner
Chapter 29: Pediatric Palliative Care
Kevin Madden
Chapter 30: Geriatric Issues in Palliative Care
Marvin Omar Delgado Guay and Sriram Yennurajalingam
Chapter 31: Palliative Care in Long Term Care Settings
Sriram Yennurajalingam
Chapter 32: Palliative care in end-stage heart failure
Linh My Thi Nguyen
Chapter 33: Palliative care in end-stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Linh My Thi Nguyen
Chapter 34: Palliative care in end-stage liver disease
Linh My Thi Nguyen
Chapter 35: Palliative care in end-stage renal disease
Linh My Thi Nguyen
Chapter 36: Palliative Care in End-Stage Neurological Disease
Tobias Walbert and Joel Phillips
Chapter 37: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Palliative Care
John Weru
Chapter 38: Burnout in Palliative Care
Regina M. Mackey and Suresh Reddy
Chapter 39: Research in Terminally Ill Patients
Sriram Yennurajalingam
Chapter 40: Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Margaret L. Isaac and J. Randall Curtis