Symptom Control
Published on 26. April 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
588 pages
978-0-86542-050-2 (ISBN)
Description
Symptom Control covers 54 different disorders including angina, anorexia and weight loss, headaches, insomnia, incontinence, memory loss, cancer and cancer therapy, menopause, stoma care, and speech disorders. The book describes the majority of common symptoms seen in a general medical population, including important aspects of diagnosis and therapeutics for each symptom. The book is a practical guide for general physicians, general practitioners and senior nursing staff. The emphasis throughout the book is on common sense and practical medicine. Particular features are the specific attention it directs to individualization of therapy, unwanted side-effects of medication, and approaches to management of symptoms in chronic and terminal illness.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
18 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
828 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86542-050-2 (9780865420502)
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Content
Itch, fever, sweats, and the side-effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy; memory loss; speech disorders; wheeze, shortness of breath, haemoptysis, cough; chest pain, oedema, palpitations; sleep disorders, anxiety, depression; benign chronic pain; symptom control in children; cancer pain; indigestion, dysphagia, diarrhoea, constipation; symptom control in the elderly, urinary/faecal incontinence, dizzy spells; dental pain, sore mouth, dry mouth, hallitosis; hiccup, motor neurone disease; stoma care; post-operative pain; confusional states; weakness, nausea and vomiting, cramps, appetite disturbance; bed sores, management of fistulas and bad smells; nerve-blocks; haematuria, dysuria, frequency, urgency, and impotence; menopausal symptoms; symptom control of pregnancy.