Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies, Expert Consult Online and Print, 2e

Find out all you need to know about providing high-quality care to patients with serious illnesses from the 2nd edition of Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies. Drs. Linda L. Emanuel and S. Lawrence Librach, leaders in the field, address the clinical, physical, psychological, cultural, and spiritual dimensions that are integral to the care of the whole patient. They give you a broad understanding of the core clinical skills and competencies needed to effectively approach patient assessment, care of special populations, symptom control, ethical issues, and more. Clearly written in a user-friendly, high-yield format with convenient online access, this resource is your ultimate guidebook to the burgeoning practice of palliative medicine. Improve your pain management and symptom management skills with a better understanding of best practices in palliative care. Quickly review specific treatment protocols for both malignant and non-malignant illnesses, including HIV/AIDS, heart failure, renal failure, pulmonary disease, and neurodegenerative disease. Better understand and manage the common and unique challenges associated with delivering palliative care in various social settings, such as the ICU, hospice, and the home; and to diverse populations, such as children, elders, and vulnerable members of society. Expand your knowledge of palliative care issues with new chapters on Veterans, Special Populations, Prognostication, Delirium, Working with Families, Wound Care, Home Care, and Dealing with Economic Hardship. Find the information you need quickly and easily with a templated, high-yield format. Search the complete text online and access a drug formulary at www.expertconsult.com, along with billing and coding information. Emanuel and Librach provide a practical guide that covers all aspects of the palliative care spectrum Find Out All You Need To Know About Providing High-quality Care To Patients With Serious Illnesses From The 2nd Edition Of Palliative Care: Core Skills And Clinical Competencies. Drs. Linda L. Emanuel And S. Lawrence Librach, Leaders In The Field, Address The Clinical, Physical, Psychological, Cultural, And Spiritual Dimensions That Are Integral To The Care Of The Whole Patient. They Give You A Broad Understanding Of The Core Clinical Skills And Competencies Needed To Effectively Approach Patient Assessment, Care Of Special Populations, Symptom Control, Ethical Issues, And More. Clearly Written In A User-friendly, High-yield Format With Convenient Online Access, This Resource Is Your Ultimate Guidebook To The Burgeoning Practice Of Palliative Medicine. Improve Your Pain Management And Symptom Management Skills With A Better Understanding Of Best Practices In Palliative Care. Quickly Review Specific Treatment Protocols For Both Malignant And Non-malignant Illnesses, Including Hiv/aids, Heart Failure, Renal Failure, Pulmonary Disease, And Neurodegenerative Disease. Better Understand And Manage The Common And Unique Challenges Associated With Delivering Palliative Care In Various Social Settings, Such As The Icu, Hospice, And The Home; And To Diverse Populations, Such As Children, Elders, And Vulnerable Members Of Society. General Foundations. Palliative Care : A Quiet Revolution In Patient Care / Linda L. Emanuel And S. Lawrence Librach -- Comprehensive Assessment / Linda L. Emanuel -- Communication Skills / Robert Buckman -- Negotiating Goals Of Care : Changing Goals Along The Trajectory Of Illness / Annette M. Vollrath And Charles F. Von Gunten -- Who Knows? 10 Steps To Better Prognostication / G. Michael Downing -- Physical And Psychological Symptoms. Multiple Symptoms And Multiple Illnesses / S. Lawrence Librach -- Pain / Vincent Thai And Robin L. Fainsinger -- Nausea And Vomiting / Eliezer Soto And Ann M. Berger -- Part A : Cachexia / Amna F. Husain Part B : Fatigue / Amna F. Husain -- Depression And Anxiety / Bill Mah -- Delirium / Bill Mah -- Constipation / S. Lawrence Librach -- Urinary Incontinence / S. Lawrence Librach -- Sexuality / S. Lawrence Librach And Timothy J. Moynihan -- Dyspnea / Corinne D. Schroder And Debroah J. Dudgeon -- Supporting The Family In Palliative Care / Susan Blacker -- Local Wound Care For Palliative And Malignant Wounds / Kevin Y. Woo And R. Gary Sibbald -- Personal Contexts. Loss, Bereavement, And Adaptation / Sara J. Knight And Linda L. Emanuel -- Understanding And Respecting Cultural Differences / Kerry W. Bowman -- Specific Situations And Skills Sets. Advance Care Planning / Helene Starks, Elizabeth K. Vig, And Robert Allan Pearlman -- Responding To Requests For Euthanasia And Physician-assisted Suicide / Nuala P. Kenny -- Withholding And Withdrawing Life-sustaining Therapies / Rohtesh S. Mehta...[et Al.] -- Last Hours Of Living / Frank D. Ferris, Maria Danilychev, And Arthur Siegel -- Legal And Ethical Issues In The United States / Arthur R. Derse Specific Types Of Illness And Sites Of Care. Hematology/oncology / Toby C. Campbell And Jamie H. Von Roenn -- Hiv/aids / Carla S. Alexander -- Heart Failure And Palliative Care / Joshua M. Hauser And Robert O. Bonow -- Kidney Failure / Alvin H. Moss -- Gastrointestinal Malignancies / Maxwell T. Vergo, Regina M. Stein, And Al B. Benson Iii -- Neurodegenerative Diseases / Jeff Myers And Anita Chakraborty -- Principles Of Palliative Surgery / Peter Angelos And Geoffrey P. Dunn -- Dementia / Jennifer M. Kapo -- Pulmonary Palliative Medicine / Hunter Groninger And J. Cameron Muir -- Pediatric Palliative Care / Stephen Liben -- Palliative Care In The Intensive Care Unit / Laura A. Hawryluck -- Emergency Medicine And Palliative Care / Tammie E. Quest -- Veterns, Veterans Administration Health Care, And Palliative Care / F. Amos Bailey And Joshua M. Hauser Service Delivery. The Interdisciplinary Team / Judith A. Pace -- Palliative Care Nursing / Jeanne Marie Martinez -- Social Work Practice In Palliative Care : An Evolving Science Of Caring / Matthew J. Loscalzo -- Spiritual Care / Melissa J. Hart -- Palliative Care In Long-term Care Settings / Jennifer M. Kapo And Seema Modi -- Home Palliative Care / Russell Goldman -- Integrating Palliative Care Guidelines Into Clinical Practice / Richare H. Bernstein And Christopher Della Santina -- Palliative Care Services And Programs / Alexie Cintron And Diane E. Meier -- The Role Of The Physician In Palliative And End-of-lfe Care / Denise Marshall -- The Social Content. The Economic Burden Of End-of-life Illness / Alexander A. Boni-saenz, Kenneth E. Covinsky, And Sandra Y. Moody -- Addressing The Social Suffering Associated With Illness : A Focus On Houshold Economic Resilience / Linda L. Emanuel...[et Al.] -- Palliative Care In Developing Countries / Liliana De Lima...[et Al.] -- The Therapeutic Implications Of Dignity In Plliative Care / Bridget Margaret Johnston And Harvey Max Chochinov -- Appendixes. Medication Tables / S. Lawrence Librach -- Resources For Palliative And End-of-lfe Care / S. Lawrence Librach. [edited By] Linda L. Emanuel, S. Lawrence Librach. Expert Consult Online And Print. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.