Essentials of Palliative Care

Essentials of Palliative Care
ISBN-10
1461451647
ISBN-13
9781461451648
Category
Medical
Pages
518
Language
English
Published
2012-11-28
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
Alan David Kaye, Nalini Vadivelu, Jack M. Berger

Description

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

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