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Animal hospice and palliative medicine for the house call veterinarian / Lynn Hendrix.
Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) - Reserve SF981 .H453 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hendrix, Lynn, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pet medicine.
- Hospice care.
- Palliative treatment.
- Hospice Care.
- Palliative Care.
- Veterinary Medicine.
- Pets.
- Medical Subjects:
- Hospice Care.
- Palliative Care.
- Veterinary Medicine.
- Pets.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis Elsevier, [2023]
- Contents:
- Introduction to animal hospice
- Veterinary palliative medicine changes the paradigm of veterinary medicine
- House call business basics
- Your first appointment
- Palliative symptom and disease management
- Chronic pain management in the home setting
- Physical support
- Creating your interdisciplinary team
- Supporting grief
- Supporting a palliated death
- Providing a gentle death : euthanasia
- Respectful aftercare of the beloved pet
- Dealing with compassion fatigue, burnout, and imposter syndrome
- Personal safety and difficult home visits
- Expanding access to palliative medicine education and organization
- Redefining veterinary medicine : the future of veterinary palliative medicine and animal hospice.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 0323567983
- 9780323567985
- OCLC:
- 1023100563
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