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• Title:Oxford handbook of palliative care / Max S. Watson [and others].
  
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• Variant Title:Handbook of palliative care
  Palliative care
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Watson, Max S.
  
• Published/Created:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WB39 .O988 2005
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Palliative treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  
• Medical Subjects: Palliative Care--Handbooks.
  
• Genre/Form:Handbooks and manuals.
  
• Description:xxxiii, 819 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
  
• Summary:"The Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care covers the specialty in a concise and succinct format suited to busy professionals who need to access key information in their daily care of patients. This practical guide covers briefly the historical and epidemiological background of palliative care, and the growth of palliative medicine as a specialty, before dealing with major physical, psychological and spiritual, and symptom management issues, from diagnosis to bereavement care." "The Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care will prove invaluable for doctors, nurses, and professionals allied to medicine who are involved in the day-to-day care of adults, children, and families with palliative care needs."--BOOK JACKET.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0198508972 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  9780198508977 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Ethical issues
  Breaking bad news
  Research in palliative care
  Principles of drug use in palliative medicine
  Oncology and palliative care
  Symptom management. The management of pain. Gastrointestinal symptoms. Cachexia, anorexia, and fatigue. Sweating and fever. Respiratory symptoms. Skin problems in palliative care. Genito-urinary problems. Palliation of head and neck cancer. Endocrine and metabolic complications of advanced cancer. Neurological problems in advanced cancer. Sleep disorders. Haematological aspects. Psychiatric symptoms in palliative medicine
  Paediatric palliative care
  Palliative care in non-malignant disease. AIDS in adults. Palliative care in non-malignant respiratory disease. Palliative care in heart failure. Plliative care in non-malignant neurological disease. Palliation in the care of the elderly
  Spiritual care
  The contribution to palliative care of allied health professions. Rehabilitation. Occupational therapy. Dietetics and nutrition. Physiotherapy. Speech and language therapy. Clinical psychology. Social work. The chaplain
  Complementary therapies in palliative care
  Palliative care in the home
  The terminal phase
  Bereavement
  Emergencies in palliative care
  Miscellaneous.