ABC of Palliative Care 2e
Samenvatting
This brand new edition pulls together the most up–to–date information on this complex, multidisciplinary area in a practical, user–friendly manner. 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.
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<p>Foreword viii</p>
<p>1 The principles of palliative care 1<br />Balfour Mount, Geoffrey Hanks, Lorna McGoldrick</p>
<p>2 The principles of control of cancer pain 4<br />Marie Fallon, Geoffrey Hanks, Nathan Cherny</p>
<p>3 Difficult pain 8<br />Lesley Colvin, Karen Forbes, Marie Fallon</p>
<p>4 Breathlessness, cough, and other respiratory problems 13<br />Carol Davis, Gillian Percy</p>
<p>5 Oral health in patients with advanced disease 17<br />Jeremy Bagg, Andrew Davies</p>
<p>6 Anorexia, cachexia, nutrition, and fatigue 21<br />Kenneth Fearon, Matthew Barber</p>
<p>7 Nausea and vomiting 25<br />Kathryn Mannix</p>
<p>8 Constipation, diarrhoea, and intestinal obstruction 29<br />Nigel Sykes, Carla Ripamonti, Eduardo Bruera, Debra Gordon</p>
<p>9 Depression, anxiety, and confusion 36<br />Mari Lloyd–Williams</p>
<p>10 Emergencies 40<br />Stephen Falk, Colette Reid</p>
<p>11 The last 48 hours 44<br />James Adam</p>
<p>12 Palliative care for children 48<br />Ann Goldman</p>
<p>13 Communication 52<br />David Jeffrey</p>
<p>14 The carers 56<br />Julia Addington–Hall, Amanda Ramirez</p>
<p>15 Chronic non–malignant disease 59<br />Marie Fallon, Joanna Chambers, Francis Dunn, Raymond Voltz, Gian Borasio, Rob George, Roger Woodruff</p>
<p>16 Community palliative care 68<br />Keri Thomas</p>
<p>17 Bereavement 74<br />Marilyn Relf</p>
<p>18 Complementary therapies 78<br />Michelle Kohn, Jane Maher</p>
<p>Index 83</p>