Caring for Children Who Have Severe Neurological Impairment
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4214-0937-5 (ISBN)
Parents and other caregivers will find this book to be indispensable-as will bioethicists and clinicians in pediatrics, neurology, physical and rehabilitative medicine, palliative care, and others who care for children with neurological and neuromuscular disorders. Dr. Hauer offers hope and practical coping strategies in equal measure.
Julie M. Hauer, M.D., is an assistant professor, medical director of Seven Hills Pediatric Center, and a staff member in General Pediatrics, Complex Care Service, at Boston Children's Hospital Harvard Medical School.
Foreword, by Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Caring for a Child Who Has Severe Neurological Impairment: An Overview
2. Impairment of the Central Nervous System: Specific Conditions
3. Treating Pain and Other Distressing Symptoms: An Overview
4. Pain: Evaluation and Treatment
5. Gastrointestinal Problems: Retching, Vomiting, Feeding Intolerance, and Other Problems
6. Respiratory Problems: Pneumonia, Excessive Secretions, and Respiratory Distress
7. Problems of the Central Nervous System: Spasticity, Dystonia, Dysautonomia, Seizures, andRelated Problems
8. Changes from the Expected: Sleep, Temperature, Heart Rate, Sodium Levels, Puberty, Growth, and Nutrition
9. Decision Making
10. Care at the End of Life
Glossary
Index
Reihe/Serie | A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book |
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Zusatzinfo | 18 Line drawings, black and white |
Verlagsort | Baltimore, MD |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 703 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Schwangerschaft / Geburt | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege | |
Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4214-0937-2 / 1421409372 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4214-0937-5 / 9781421409375 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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