The Medical Care of Terminally Ill Patients

2. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-8018-6765-1
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: The Johns Hopkins Series in Hematology/Oncology

Since the publication of the first edition of The Medical Care of Terminally Ill Patients, the field of palliative care has progressed significantly, both socially and scientifically. In this new edition, Dr. Robert Enck reviews the results of clinical studies devoted to the care of dying patients. Special attention is given to pain management, management of symptoms, care of advanced cancer patients, and care of patients with nonmalignant diseases. More than 100 new references, a new list of abbreviations, and tables with new drugs and dosages provides valuable information.

Dr. Enck places great emphasis on enhancing the quality of life while addressing the most common symptoms of terminal illness.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Enck, Robert E

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Hämatologie, Transfusionsmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Innere Medizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Palliativmedizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Second Edition
List of Abbreviations
1. The Prognostication of Survival
Part I. The Management of Symptoms Common Among Dying Patients
2. General Symtoms of Dying Patients
3. Other Problems of Patients with Cancer
4. Other Problems of Patients with Nonmalignant Diseases
5. Palliative Surgery
Part II. The Management of Pain
6. An Overview of Pain Management
7. Opioids
8. Adjuvant Analgesic Drugs
9. Complications of Pharmacologic Therapy
10. Bone Pain
11. Surgery and Other Nonpharmacologic Interventions to Manage PainSurgery
Part III. The Management of Symptoms During the Last Few Days
12. The Final Moments
13. Issues Concerning the Sustaining of Life
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Enck, Robert E
Robert E. Enck, M.D., is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care.