A Guide to Symptom Relief in Advanced Disease
4th Edition
Published on 15. January 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-898507-38-3 (ISBN)
Description
This guide aims to help doctors and nurses solve the urgent problems they encounter on the ward or in the consulting room. This edition has been updated to include the latest in advanced disease symptom control and the text emphasizes clinical decisions in relation to each symptom. It now encompasses diseases such as AIDS, motor neurone disease and other life-threatening diseases. There are new sections on psychological problems, including breaking difficult ntes. Detailed drug information now includes a formulary. The work includes a chapter on emergencies, and discusses the management of severe pain and severe agitation. The appendices provide details on syringe drivers, drug doses, adverse effects and interactions, while management advice is set out in tables, providing easy access to practical information. Each section is accompanied by a comprehensive list of bibliographic references on the relevant subject.
More details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
tables, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
240 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-898507-38-3 (9781898507383)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 1 Introduction: the consequences of advanced disease; managing the distress of advanced disease; principles of symtom management; eliciting the current problems; breaking difficult news; handling difficult questions. Part 2 Managing pain: clinical decisions; using opioids; nonoral routes; managing opioid adverse effects. Part 3 Other physical symptoms: fatigue and weakness; reduced hydration and feeding; oral problems; constipation; respiratory problems; nausea and vomiting; dysphagia; urinary problems; skin pressures damage; malignant ulcers; generalized pruritis; bleeding; oedema; bowel obstruction; ascites; diarrhoea; managing diabetes. Part 4 Psychological symptoms: confusional states; the anxious person; the withdrawn patient; the angry person. Part 5 Emergencies: unexpected deterioration; severe pain; severe agitation; hypercalcaemia; SVCO; stridor; spinal cord compression; diabetic emergencies.