The reader is guided through the complexities of sympton control in advance disease in this text. Flow diagrams combined with text provide a comprehensive and logical understanding of the physical and psycho-social issues involved in care of the dying. The book represents a compilation of Claud Regnard's flow diagrams that have appeared in "Palliative Medicine" together with new material that ensures comprehensive coverage of the subject.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Illustrationen
b&w line illustrations, diagrams
ISBN-13
978-0-340-61389-4 (9780340613894)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Assessing the patient; managing pain; constipation; nausea and vomiting; oral problems; dysphagia; bowel obstruction; diarrhoea; ascites; reduced hydration or feeding; urinary problems; bleeding; dyspnea; pressure sores; malignant ulcers; lymphoedema; weakness and fatigue; confusional states; the anxious patient; the withdrawn patient; the angry patient; the last hours and days; emergencies.
