Topics in pall[i]ative care. Volume 5 /

The rapidly evolving field of Palliative Care focuses on the management of phenomena that produce discomfort and that undermine the quality of life of patients with incurable medical disorders. The interdisciplinary clinical purview includes those factors - physical, psychological, social, and spiri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bruera, Eduardo, Portenoy, Russell K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Temas:
Cancer > Palliative treatment.
Palliative treatment.
Palliative Care
Neoplasms > drug therapy
Pain > drug therapy
Cancer > Traitement palliatif.
Soins palliatifs.
MEDICAL > Oncology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Cancer.
Palliative treatment
Cancer > Palliative treatment
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Preface to the Series
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • I Cultural Issues in Palliative Care
  • 1. Models for the Delivery of Palliative Care: The Canadian Model
  • 2. Models for the Delivery of Palliative Care: The Spanish Model
  • 3. Models for the Delivery of Palliative Care in Developing Countries: The Argentine Model
  • II Palliative Care in Geriatrics
  • 4. Exploring the Need for a Special Model of Geriatric Care
  • 5. Care of the Elderly with Advanced Diseases: Caregiver Issues
  • III Communication Issues in Palliative Care
  • 6. Truth-Telling and Reciprocity in the Doctor-Patient Relationship: A North American Perspective
  • 7. Truth-Telling in Cancer Care: The Japanese Perspective
  • 8. Advance Directives in Different Cultures
  • 9. Assessment of Symptoms in the Cognitively Impaired
  • IV Research Outcomes in Palliative Care
  • 10. Defining and Measuring Quality of Life in Palliative Care
  • 11. Economic Outcomes and Palliative Care
  • 12. Symptom Assessment Outcomes in Home-Based Palliative Care
  • V Opioid Tolerance: Reality or Myth?
  • 13. Opioid Tolerance: A Clinical Perspective
  • 14. Problems with Opioid Dose Escalation in Cancer Pain: Differential Diagnosis and Management Strategies
  • VI Pain and Other Symptoms: Treatment Challenges
  • 15. Dose Ratios Among Different Opioids: Underlying Issues and an Update on the Use of the Equianalgesic Table
  • 16. Intraspinal Pain Therapy in Palliative Care
  • 17. Diagnosis and Management of Delirium in the Terminally Ill
  • Index.

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