Oxford American handbook of hospice and palliative medicine / 
 Handbook of hospice and palliative medicine  Hospice and palliative medicine 
edited by Sriram Yennurajalingam, Eduardo Bruera. 
 - 1 online resource (xv, 488 pages) :  illustrations 
 - Oxford American handbooks in medicine .
 - Oxford American handbooks. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Contents; Contributors; 1 Definitions and key elements in palliative care; 2 Symptom assessment; 3 Clinical decision making; 4 Pain assessment and management; 5 Fatigue; 6 Cachexia; 7 Dehydration; 8 Anxiety and depression; 9 Sleep disturbance; 10 Chronic nausea and vomiting; 11 Constipation and bowel obstruction; 12 Delirium; 13 Clinical issues related to palliative sedation; 14 Dyspnea; 15 Emergencies in palliative care; 16 Other symptoms: xerostomia, hiccups, pruritis, pressure ulcers and wound care, lymphedema, and myoclonus; 17 Management of cancer treatment-related adverse effects. 18 Radiotherapy and palliative care19 Hospice approach to palliative care, including Medicare hospice benefit; 20 Psychosocial and cultural considerations in palliative care; 21 Spiritual issues in palliative care; 22 The palliative care team; 23 Family conference: role in palliative care; 24 Ethical aspects of palliative medicine; 25 Prognostication in palliative care; 26 Frequent pharmacological interactions in palliative care; 27 Pediatric palliative care; 28 Palliation in the care of older adults; 29 Palliative care in end-stage heart failure; 30 Palliative care in end-stage liver disease. 31 Renal palliative care32 Palliative care in patients with AIDS; 33 Palliative care in end-stage neurological disease; 34 Palliative care in end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 35 Palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU); 36 Research in terminally ill patients; 37 Prevention and management: burnout in health-care providers; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z. 
<br/><br/> This handbook provides an easily navigable source of information about the day-to-day management of patients requiring palliative and hospice care. Succinct, evidence-based, topically focused content is supplemented by extensive tables and algorithms. T. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199701681 0199701687 128342696X 9781283426961 0195380150 9780195380156 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> EBSCO 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Palliative treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Hospice care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Hospices (Terminal care)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Palliative treatment.<br/>Hospices (Terminal care)<br/>Terminal care facilities.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R726.8  / .O94 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.17/56 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WB 39  / O98 2011