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Handbook of supportive and palliative radiation oncology /
Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology serves as a practical tool and rapid reference to assist radiation oncology practitioners in direct patient care with common palliative care issues. Containing the most recent advances in translational palliative care research, each chapter is...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom :
Academic Press,
�2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; I. Issues in Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology; 1 General Approach to Palliative Care and Palliative Radiation Oncology; Introduction; Life Expectancy and Prognostication; Religion and Spirituality; Relief of Pain and Suffering; Palliative Radiation Therapy; Efficacy of Palliative Radiation Therapy; Emerging Technologies; Radiation Therapy Planning and Delivery; Side Effects of Radiation Therapy; Guidelines and Quality Measures.
- Bone Metastasis; End-of-Life Radiation Therapy; Conclusion; List of Abbreviations; References; 2 Communication; Introduction; ASK-TELL-ASK; Delivering Bad News: SPIKES; Responding With Empathy: NURSE; Discussing Prognosis: ADAPT; Conducting a Family Meeting/Goals of Care Discussion; FICA Spiritual History Tool; References; 3 Prognostication in Patients Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy; Introduction; Importance of Prognostication; Physician Accuracy; What Patients Want to Hear; Prognostic Factors; Prognostic Models; Future Directions; References.
- 4 Palliative Care, Hospice Care, Advance Care Planning, and Advance Directives; Background; Palliative Care; Definitions; Guidelines; Palliative Care Services; Interdisciplinary Team; Setting; Barriers; Outcomes; Hospice; Criteria for Enrollment in the Medicare Hospice Benefit; Hospice Services; Interdisciplinary Care Team; Setting; Reasons for Discharge; Barriers to Enrollment; Outcomes; Resources; Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives; Definitions; Advance care planning; Advance Directives; Utilization; **Why It Matters**; Effectiveness; Documents; Resources; References.
- 5 Palliative Care Assessment; Introduction; References; II. Symptom Management for Palliative Radiation Oncology Practitioners; 6 Pain Management; Introduction; What Is Pain?; Common Pain Terminology; Pain Assessment; Patient Reported Outcomes; Management of Pain; Pharmacologic Management of Pain; Nonpharmacologic Management of Pain; Patient Case 1.1; Patient Case 1.2; Patient Case 1.3; Patient Case 1.4; Patient Case 1.5; Patient Case 1.6; Patient Case 1.7; Conclusion; Glossary; List of Abbreviations; References; 7 GI Symptoms: Radiation-Induced Adverse Effects.
- Radiation-Induced Mucositis and Esophagitis; Definition/Diagnosis; Prevalence/Progression; Mucositis; Esophagitis; Treatment; Mucositis; Esophagitis; Radiation-Induced Diarrhea; Definition/Diagnosis; Presentation/Prevalence/Progression; Treatment; Radiation-Induced Constipation; Definition/Diagnosis; Presentation/Prevalence; Treatment; Radiation-Induced Nausea and Vomiting; Incidence; Risk Factors; Treatment; References; 8 Management of Dyspnea and Central Airway Obstruction in Patients With Malignancy; Introduction; Pathophysiology of Dyspnea; Evaluation of Dyspnea; Visual Analog Scale.