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020 $a0632046422 (pbk.)
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050 00 $aR726.8$b.C576 2003
060 10 $aWB 310$bC6415 2003
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245 02 $aA clinician's guide to palliative care /$c[edited
by] George J. Taylor, Jerome E. Kurent.
260 $aMalden, Mass. :$bBlackwell Pub.,$cc2003.
300 $axvi, 193 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 1 $a"When curing a disease is not possible and death
is imminent, the effective clinician shifts to a palliative
model of care to manage pain and symptoms while attempting
to maximize the quality of life. This practical medical text
offers the latest treatments in managing the end stage of
chronic diseases. It was written by practicing clinicians
and designed to help medical students, residents, and
doctors with practical clinical decisions." "A Clinicians
Guide to Palliative Care is an introduction to the
multidisciplinary field of palliative care. Arranged in
chapters by disease systems, the authors provide clinical
guidelines as well as practical advice for the management of
advanced disease. They review the assessment of prognosis
(when is the illness end-stage?), how to communicate and
face tough decisions with patients and families, the role of
hospice care and criteria for admission and the use and
limitations of advance directives."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aPalliative treatment.
650 0 $aTerminal care.
650 0 $aTerminally ill.
650 22 $aChronic Disease$xtherapy.
700 1 $aTaylor, George Jesse.
700 1 $aKurent, Jerome E.
970 01 $tForeword
970 01 $tPreface
970 01 $tContributors
970 01 $tReviewers
970 11 $l1$tPalliation for Chronic Illness$p1
970 11 $l2$tThe Pharmacology of Symptom Control$p19
970 11 $l3$tHeart Disease$p47
970 11 $l4$tChronic Lung Disease$p76
970 11 $l5$tRenal Disease$p90
970 11 $l6$tNeurological Diseases$p104
970 11 $l7$tAIDS$p128
970 11 $l8$tCancer$p140
970 11 $l9$tLiver Disease$p153
970 11 $l10$tThe Pediatric Patient$p164
970 11 $l11$tDying of Old Age: The Frail Nursing Home
Resident$p177
970 01 $tIndex$p186
