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Palliative care in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : from diagnosis to bereavement /
This volume provides an evidence-based guide to the care of people with ALS/MND, including the control of symptoms, the psychosocial care of patients and their families, and care in bereavement.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | Third edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; List of abbreviations; List of contributors; 1 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease; Christopher E. Shaw, Annika Quinn, and Emma Daniel; 2 Palliative care; David Oliver; 3 Communication: breaking the news; Richard Sloan and Gian Domenico Borasio; 4 Decision-making; Wendy Johnston; 5 Advance directives; Gian Domenico Borasio and Raymond Voltz; 6 Respiratory complications; Deborah Gelinas; 7 Control of symptoms: dysphagia; Edith Wagner-Sonntag.
- 8 Control of symptoms: cognitive dysfunctionLaura H. Goldstein; 9 Pain, psychological distress, and other symptoms; David Oliver, Gian Domenico Borasio, and Wendy Johnston; 10 Psychosocial care; Sue Smith and Maria Wasner; 11 Spiritual care; Robert Lambert; 12 Multidisciplinary care: physiotherapy; Ulrike Hammerbeck and Emily Jay; 13 Multidisciplinary care: occupational therapy; Chris Kingsnorth and Sarah Lavender; 14 Multidisciplinary care: speech and language therapy; Amanda Scott and Maryanne McPhee.
- 15 Multidisciplinary care: nursing careDallas A. Forshew; 16 Complementary and alternative medicine; Gregory T. Carter, Sunil Kumar Aggarwal, Michael Weiss, and Richard S. Bedlack; 17 End-of-life care: ethical issues; Leo McCluskey, Lauren Elman, and Wendy Johnston; 18 End-of-life care in ALS; Nigel Sykes; 19 Bereavement; Joy Kelly; 20 No time to waste: a family�s journey from diagnosis to bereavement; Marika Warren, Michelle Warren, and Douglas Warren; Appendix: List of useful websites for ALS patients; Index.