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Essentials of Palliative Care

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Editors:
  1. Nalini Vadivelu

    1. Department of Anesthesiology, New Haven, USA

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  2. Alan David Kaye

    1. River Ridge, USA

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  3. Jack M. Berger

    1. Keck School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medic, Los Angeles, USA

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  • Concise, comprehensive, clinically focused
  • Multiple choice review questions, with detailed answers
  • Expert contributors from leading institutions
  • Coordination of care by palliative care team a major focus

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction and Education

    • Angèle Ryan, Jack M. Berger
    Pages 1-6

  3. Multidisciplinary Approach and Coordination of Care

    • Sukanya Mitra, Nalini Vadivelu
    Pages 7-21

  4. Psychological Distress and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Palliative Care

    • Raphael J. Leo, Maria Theresa Mariano
    Pages 23-48

  5. Hospice for the Terminally Ill and End-of-Life Care

    • Jamie Capasso, Robert Byron Kim, Danielle Perret
    Pages 49-71

  6. Communication in Palliative Care

    • Dominique Anwar, Sean Ransom, Roy S. Weiner
    Pages 73-87

  7. Guidance with Complex Treatment Choices

    • Sukanya Mitra, Nalini Vadivelu
    Pages 89-105

  8. Symptom Management

    • Angèle Ryan
    Pages 107-135

  9. Nutrition in Palliative Care

    • M. Khurram Ghori, Susan Dabu-Bondoc
    Pages 137-161

  10. Nursing Perspective and Considerations

    • Ena M. Williams, Tong Ying Ge
    Pages 163-175

  11. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Palliative Care

    • Kais Alsharif, Justin Hata
    Pages 177-188

  12. Social Work in Palliative Care

    • Janet Lucas, Bill Mejia, Anne Riffenburgh
    Pages 189-207

  13. The Healthcare System: More Questions than Answers

    • Jackie D. D. Carter
    Pages 209-216

  14. Vascular Access: Ostomies and Drains Care in Palliative Medicine

    • Patricia L. Devaney
    Pages 217-228

  15. Drug Formulary

    • Angèle Ryan
    Pages 229-252

  16. Interventional Radiology in Palliative Care

    • Oliver Hulson, Neal Larkman, Sreekumar Kunnumpurath
    Pages 253-277

  17. Stroke, Epilepsy, and Neurological Diseases

    • María Gudín
    Pages 279-298

  18. Interventional Techniques in Palliative Care

    • Rinoo V. Shah, Alan David Kaye, Christopher K. Merritt, Lien B. Tran
    Pages 299-314

  19. Headache in Palliative Care

    • Nicholas Connolly, Matthew Peña, Tara M. Sheridan
    Pages 315-347

  20. Endoscopic Therapies for Palliation of Gastrointestinal Malignancies

    • Henry C. Ho, Uzma D. Siddiqui
    Pages 349-367
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About this book

Essentials of Palliative Care is a to-the-point, clinically oriented resource for all members of the multidisciplinary palliative care team and trainees.  It covers practical clinical topics, including assessment of the patient and pain and symptom management, and practical non-medical topics central to providing effective palliative care, including psychological management, guidance on how to help patients and their families through the many healthcare decision points they face, and sensitivity to the goals and culture of the patient.  Review questions, with detailed answers, provide a convenient way for readers to test their knowledge.

 Features:

·         Concise, comprehensive, clinically focused

·         Multiple choice review questions, with detailed answers

·         Expert contributors from leading institutions

·         Coordination of care by palliative care team a major focus

Reviews

From the reviews:

“A truly multidisciplinary collaboration among nurses, social workers, anesthesiologists, internists, and more. … wonderful reflection of how palliative care should operate on a daily basis, through teamwork and collaboration. … well-edited … . extremely well-written and very informative … . another step forward for the field of palliative care.” (Andrew Thurston, Anesthesiology, Vol. 119 (5), November, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anesthesiology, New Haven, USA

    Nalini Vadivelu

  • River Ridge, USA

    Alan David Kaye

  • Keck School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medic, Los Angeles, USA

    Jack M. Berger

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Essentials of Palliative Care

  • Editors: Nalini Vadivelu, Alan David Kaye, Jack M. Berger

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5164-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-5163-1

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-5164-8

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 518

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nursing

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