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ABC of palliative care / edited by Marie Fallon and Geoffrey Hanks.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Fallon, Marie.
Hanks, Geoffrey W. C.
Series:
Seria ABC
ABC series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Palliative treatment.
Terminal care.
Palliative Care--methods.
Palliative Care--psychology.
Terminal Care.
Medical Subjects:
Palliative Care--methods.
Palliative Care--psychology.
Terminal Care.
Physical Description:
viii, 88 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.
Edition:
Second edition.
Place of Publication:
Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : BMJ Books/Blackwell Pub., 2006.
Summary:
This brand new edition of ABC of Palliative Care pulls together the most up-to-date information on this complex, multidisciplinary area in a practical, user-friendly manner. Fully updated, it deals with the important social and psychological aspects for palliative care of people with incurable diseases including quality of life, communication and bereavement issues.This authoritative, practical title will be invaluable to the increasing numbers of doctors, senior and specialist nurses, and all those health professionals who deal with cancer patients in the hospital, at home or in a hospice.
Contents:
The principles of palliative care / Balfour Mount, Geoffrey Hanks, Lorna McGoldrick
The principles of control of cancer pain / Marie Fallon, Geoffrey Hanks, Nathan Cherny
Difficult pain / Lesley Colvin, Karen Forbes, Marie Fallon
Breathlessness, cough, and other respiratory problems / Carol Davis, Gillian Percy
Oral health in patients with advanced disease / Jeremy Bagg, Andrew Davies
Anorexia, cachexia, nutrition, and fatigue / Kenneth Fearon, Matthew Barber
Nausea and vomiting / Kathryn Mannix
Constipation, diarrhoea, and intestinal obstruction / Nigel Sykes, Carla Ripamonti, Eduardo Bruera, Debra Gordon
Depression, anxiety, and confusion / Mari Lloyd-Williams
Emergencies / Stephen Falk, Colette Reid
The last 48 hours / James Adam
Palliative care for children / Ann Goldman
Communication / David Jeffrey
The carers / Julia Addington-Hall, Amanda Ramirez
Chronic non-malignant disease / Marie Fallon ... [et al.]
Community palliative care / Keri Thomas
Bereavement / Marilyn Relf
Complementary therapies / Michelle Kohn, Jane Maher.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1405130792
OCLC:
65207090
Publisher Number:
9781405130790 (alk. paper)

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