Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Oxford American Handbooks in Medicine)

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. The table of contents and balance of coverage follows the core curriculum of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, thus meeting the educational and clinical information needs of students, residents, fellows, and nurse practitioners. An expert team of clinicians, led by world renowned Eduardo Bruera, address approach to care; psychosocial and spiritual issues; impending death; grief and bereavement; assessment and management of pain; management of non-pain symptoms such as nausea, dyspnea, depression, insomnia, and bleeding; communication and team work; and ethical and legal decision making. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 10 Contributors......Page 12 1 Definitions and key elements in palliative care......Page 18 2 Symptom assessment......Page 26 3 Clinical decision making......Page 40 4 Pain assessment and management......Page 48 5 Fatigue......Page 90 6 Cachexia......Page 104 7 Dehydration......Page 114 8 Anxiety and depression......Page 122 9 Sleep disturbance......Page 132 10 Chronic nausea and vomiting......Page 144 11 Constipation and bowel obstruction......Page 156 12 Delirium......Page 170 13 Clinical issues related to palliative sedation......Page 182 14 Dyspnea......Page 186 15 Emergencies in palliative care......Page 198 16 Other symptoms: xerostomia, hiccups, pruritis, pressure ulcers and wound care, lymphedema, and myoclonus......Page 210 17 Management of cancer treatment–related adverse effects......Page 222 18 Radiotherapy and palliative care......Page 236 19 Hospice approach to palliative care, including Medicare hospice benefit......Page 246 20 Psychosocial and cultural considerations in palliative care......Page 258 21 Spiritual issues in palliative care......Page 270 22 The palliative care team......Page 286 23 Family conference: role in palliative care......Page 292 24 Ethical aspects of palliative medicine......Page 298 25 Prognostication in palliative care......Page 316 26 Frequent pharmacological interactions in palliative care......Page 330 27 Pediatric palliative care......Page 350 28 Palliation in the care of older adults......Page 366 29 Palliative care in end-stage heart failure......Page 378 30 Palliative care in end-stage liver disease......Page 388 31 Renal palliative care......Page 398 32 Palliative care in patients with AIDS......Page 408 33 Palliative care in end-stage neurological disease......Page 418 34 Palliative care in end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease......Page 432 35 Palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU)......Page 442 36 Research in terminally ill patients......Page 456 37 Prevention and management: burnout in health-care providers......Page 466 A......Page 482 B......Page 483 C......Page 484 D......Page 487 E......Page 489 F......Page 490 G......Page 491 H......Page 492 L......Page 493 M......Page 494 N......Page 496 O......Page 497 P......Page 498 R......Page 501 S......Page 502 T......Page 503 V......Page 504 Z......Page 505 This Handbook Provides A Source Of Information About The Day To Day Management Of Patients Requiring Palliative And Hospice Care. Evidence Based, Topically Focused Content Is Supplemented By Extensive Tables And Algorithms. The Table Of Contents And Balance Of Coverage Follows The Core Curriculum Of The American Board Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine, Thus Meeting The Educational And Clinical Information Needs Of Students, Residents, Fellows, And Nurse Practitioners. An Expert Team Of Clinicians, Led By The Editor Address Approach To Care; Psychosocial And Spiritual Issues; Impending Death; Grief And Bereavement; Assessment And Management Of Pain; Management Of Non Pain Symptoms Such As Nausea, Dyspnea, Depression, Insomnia, And Bleeding; Communication And Team Work; And Ethical And Legal Decision Making. Edited By Sriram Yennurajalingam, Eduardo Bruera. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Also Available In An Electronic Version. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. Led by the world-renowned Eduardo Bruera, the handbook is a source of information on the day-to-day management of patients requiring palliative and hospice care.