Handbook of Palliative Care

Christina Faull, Yvonne H. Carter, Lilian Daniels (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

504 Seiten

2005 | 2nd Revised edition
Blackwell Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4051-2112-5 (ISBN)

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This handbook is a practical and comprehensive introduction to the field of palliative medicine. It provides clear insight into many of the complex issues that arise in the delivery of palliative care and will be an invaluable resource to all disciplines involved in palliative care in hospital, hospice and community settings. 1st Edition was the WINNER of the 1999 BMA Medical Book of the Year Prize Why you should buy this book * Comprehensive and authoritative text with a very practical and thorough approach * Written by competent experts in the areas of their contributions * New sections on heart failure, respiratory failure and end--stage renal failure * Coverage of medicine management and complementary medicine in palliative care * Discusses important areas of audit and ethical issues in palliative medicine "The second edition responds to evaluative comments on the first edition in strengthening its multidisciplinary focus and providing a broader professional approach through both the editorial team and contributors. It aims, as before, to embrace practical issues as well as to provide an evidence--based and empirical approach..." From the Preface

Dr Christina Faull MB BS BMedSci MRCP MD, Senior Lecturer Professor Yvonne Carter BSc MB BS MD FRCGP DRCOG DCH, School of Medicine & Dentistry, St Barts & The Royal London Hospital, London

List of Contributors;. Foreword;. Preface;. Abbreviations List;. 1. The Context and Principles of Palliative Care. 2. Teamworking for Effective Palliative Care. 3. Needs and Social Exclusion at the End of Life. 4. User Voices in Palliative Care. 5. Ethical Issues in Palliative Care. 6. Communication Skills in Palliative Care. 7. Adapting to Death, Dying and Bereavement. 8. The Principles of Pain Management. 9. The Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Advanced Liver Disease. 10. The Management of Respiratory Symptoms. 11. Managing Complications of Cancer. 12. The Management of People with Advanced Head and Neck Cancers. 13. Palliative Care for People with Progressive Neurological Disorders. 14. Palliative Care for People with HIV Infection and AIDS. 15. Palliative Care for Children. 16. Palliative Care for Adolescents and Young Adults. 17. Palliative Care in Advanced Heart Disease. 18. Palliative Care in Renal Disease. 19. management of Lymphoedema. 20. Pressure Area Care and the Management of Fungating Wounds. 21. Terminal Care and Dying. 22. Medicines Management in Palliative Care. 23. Complementary Approaches to Palliative Care. Resources/Useful Addresses. Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.2.2005
Zusatzinfo	10 illustrations
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 228 mm
Gewicht	686 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Palliativmedizin
ISBN-10	1-4051-2112-2 / 1405121122
ISBN-13	978-1-4051-2112-5 / 9781405121125
Zustand	Neuware