This handbook provides an easily navigable source of information about the day-to-day management of patients requiring palliative and hospice care. Succinct, evidence-based, topically focused content is supplemented by extensive tables and algorithms. The table of contents and balance of coverage follows the core curriculum of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, thus meeting the educational and clinical information needs of students, residents, fellows, and nurse practitioners. An expert team of clinicians, led by world renowned Eduardo Bruera, address approach to care; psychosocial and spiritual issues; impending death; grief and bereavement; assessment and management of pain; management of non-pain symptoms such as nausea, dyspnea, depression, insomnia, and bleeding; communication and team work; and ethical and legal decision making.

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Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Oxford American Handbooks of Medicine)

Sriram Yennurajalingam; Eduardo Bruera

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

German Historical Institute London

Oxford American handbooks in medicine, Oxford American handbooks, Oxford, England, 2011

Oxford American handbooks in medicine, New York, 2011

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Oxford University Press USA, Oxford, 2011

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 10
Contributors......Page 12
1 Definitions and key elements in palliative care......Page 18
2 Symptom assessment......Page 26
3 Clinical decision making......Page 40
4 Pain assessment and management......Page 48
5 Fatigue......Page 90
6 Cachexia......Page 104
7 Dehydration......Page 114
8 Anxiety and depression......Page 122
9 Sleep disturbance......Page 132
10 Chronic nausea and vomiting......Page 144
11 Constipation and bowel obstruction......Page 156
12 Delirium......Page 170
13 Clinical issues related to palliative sedation......Page 182
14 Dyspnea......Page 186
15 Emergencies in palliative care......Page 198
16 Other symptoms: xerostomia, hiccups, pruritis, pressure ulcers and wound care, lymphedema, and myoclonus......Page 210
17 Management of cancer treatment–related adverse effects......Page 222
18 Radiotherapy and palliative care......Page 236
19 Hospice approach to palliative care, including Medicare hospice benefit......Page 246
20 Psychosocial and cultural considerations in palliative care......Page 258
21 Spiritual issues in palliative care......Page 270
22 The palliative care team......Page 286
23 Family conference: role in palliative care......Page 292
24 Ethical aspects of palliative medicine......Page 298
25 Prognostication in palliative care......Page 316
26 Frequent pharmacological interactions in palliative care......Page 330
27 Pediatric palliative care......Page 350
28 Palliation in the care of older adults......Page 366
29 Palliative care in end-stage heart failure......Page 378
30 Palliative care in end-stage liver disease......Page 388
31 Renal palliative care......Page 398
32 Palliative care in patients with AIDS......Page 408
33 Palliative care in end-stage neurological disease......Page 418
34 Palliative care in end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease......Page 432
35 Palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU)......Page 442
36 Research in terminally ill patients......Page 456
37 Prevention and management: burnout in health-care providers......Page 466
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This Handbook Provides A Source Of Information About The Day To Day Management Of Patients Requiring Palliative And Hospice Care. Evidence Based, Topically Focused Content Is Supplemented By Extensive Tables And Algorithms. The Table Of Contents And Balance Of Coverage Follows The Core Curriculum Of The American Board Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine, Thus Meeting The Educational And Clinical Information Needs Of Students, Residents, Fellows, And Nurse Practitioners. An Expert Team Of Clinicians, Led By The Editor Address Approach To Care; Psychosocial And Spiritual Issues; Impending Death; Grief And Bereavement; Assessment And Management Of Pain; Management Of Non Pain Symptoms Such As Nausea, Dyspnea, Depression, Insomnia, And Bleeding; Communication And Team Work; And Ethical And Legal Decision Making. Edited By Sriram Yennurajalingam, Eduardo Bruera. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Also Available In An Electronic Version. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.

Led by the world-renowned Eduardo Bruera, the handbook is a source of information on the day-to-day management of patients requiring palliative and hospice care.

2012-03-09