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Palliative Care in Clinical Practice

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Giovambattista Zeppetella

    1. St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood, United Kingdom

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  • An accessible but comprehensive guide to the rapidly developing field of palliative care
  • Covers palliative care across a range of diseases and clinical settings
  • Addresses recent advances in pain management both in terms of drugs that can be prescribed and delivery methods
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction to Palliative Care

    • G. Zeppetella
    Pages 1-10

  3. Communication Skills

    • G. Zeppetella
    Pages 11-17

  4. Breaking Bad News

    • G. Zeppetella
    Pages 19-23

  5. Symptom Control

    • G. Zeppetella
    Pages 25-152

  6. Palliative Care Emergencies

    • G. Zeppetella
    Pages 153-179

  7. Advance Care Planning

    • G. Zeppetella
    Pages 181-198

  8. Ethical Issues

    • G. Zeppetella
    Pages 199-217

  9. Prescribing in Palliative Care

    • G. Zeppetella
    Pages 219-241

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 243-296
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About this book

When a person suffers from advanced, progressive illness, palliative care – treatments that improve the physical and psychological quality of life of patients and their families – can be just as important as treatments that aim to slow or prevent disease progression. Aimed at GPs and trainees, Palliative Care in Clinical Practice offers an accessible and practical introduction to palliative medicine, including a chapter devoted to each of the key areas of symptom management. Clearly and concisely written and fully illustrated throughout, it will be a useful resource for all healthcare professionals who wish to gain an understanding of this important aspect of medicine.

Authors and Affiliations

  • St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood, United Kingdom

    Giovambattista Zeppetella

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Palliative Care in Clinical Practice

  • Authors: Giovambattista Zeppetella

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2843-4

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-2842-7Published: 09 May 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-2843-4Published: 14 June 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 296

  • Number of Illustrations: 150 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pain Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Oncology

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