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Introducing palliative care / Robert Twycross.
Holman Biotech Commons R726.8 .T97 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Twycross, Robert G.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Palliative treatment.
- Terminal care.
- Palliative Care.
- Terminal Care.
- Pain, Intractable--drug therapy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Palliative Care.
- Terminal Care.
- Pain, Intractable--drug therapy.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Radcliffe Medical Press, [2003]
- Contents:
- Part 1 General topics 1
- Fatal statistics 1
- Palliative care 2
- Quality of life 5
- Specialist palliative care services 6
- Dying at home 7
- Ethical considerations 8
- Appropriate treatment 11
- Euthanasia 13
- Hope 17
- Part 2 Psychosocial aspects of care 21
- Communication 21
- Breaking bad news 25
- Strategies for coping with uncertainty 28
- Psychological aspects of terminal illness 30
- The withdrawn patient 33
- The difficult patient 35
- Care of the relatives 36
- Spiritual care 38
- Religious needs 42
- Bereavement 45
- Children and bereavement 53
- Part 3 Symptom management 61
- Pain management 67
- Use of analgesics 74
- Non-opioid (antipyretic) analgesics 75
- Weak opioid analgesics 79
- Strong opioid analgesics 81
- Adjuvant analgesic 93
- Alternative routes of administration 97
- Alimentary symptoms 105
- Respiratory symptoms 123
- Urinary symptoms 134
- Secondary mental disorders 153
- Part 5 Drug profiles 163
- Antacids 163
- Corticosteroids 164
- Benzodiazepines 166
- Diazepam 168
- Midazolam 170
- Haloperidol 171
- Antimuscarinics 172
- Hyoscine 174
- Part 6 Final thoughts 177
- As death approaches 177
- When all is said and done 178
- Professional carers have needs too 181.
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: 1999.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 185775915X
- OCLC:
- 51506094
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