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Palliative Response

The whole book (5.06 MB)

Broken down into sections:

• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• Preface
• About the Book

• Chapter 1 - Physical Suffering
  • 1.1 Anorexia
  • 1.2 Asthenia (Fatigue)
  • 1.3 Constipation
  • 1.4 Dyspnea
  • 1.5 Insomia
  • 1.6 Nausea and Vomiting
  • 1.7 Feeding by Mouth
  • 1.8 Hydration
  • 1.9 Intestinal Obstruction
  • 1.10 Pain and Pain Control I
  • 1.11 Pain and Pain Control II
  • 1.12 Opioid Side Effects
  • 1.13 Pressure Ulcers
  • 1.14 Intentional Sedation
  • 1.15 Last Hours of Life I and II
  • 1.16 Debility
  • 1.17 Dementia
  • 1.18 Progressive Liver Disease
  • 1.19 Pulmonary Disease
  • 1.20 Renal Disease
  • 1.21 Congestive Heart Failure
  • 1.22 HIV/AIDS
• Chapter 2 - Social Suffering
  • 2.1 Access to Medical Care: Medical Insurance and Suffering at Life’s End
  • 2.2 Medicare Hospice Benefit
  • 2.3 Nursing-Home Care
  • 2.4 Ethical Considerations
  • 2.5 Physician-Assisted Suicide
• Chapter 3 - Emotional Suffering
  • 3.1 Delirium
  • 3.2 Anxiety
  • 3.3 Depression
  • 3.4 Grief and Bereavement
• Chapter 4 - Spiritual Suffering
  • 4.1 Religious and Spiritual Issues: Assessing and Addressing
  • 4.2 Spiritual Distress: Fostering Transcendence at Life’s End
• Chapter 5 - Procedure’s at Life’s End
  • 5.1 Sharing Bad News
  • 5.2 Goals of Care
  • 5.3 Advance Care Planning
  • 5.4 Family Conferences
  • 5.5 Subcutaneous Therapy
  • 5.6 Tube Feeding
  • 5.7 Withdrawing Ventilation Support
  • 5.8 Death Pronouncement
• Chapter 6 - Special Considerations
  • 6.1 Elements and Setting of Care: Choosing a Model
  • 6.2 Self-Care for the Palliative Provider
• Provider Pocket Cards
  • Pain Control: Equianalgesic Dosing
  • When to Consider Palliative Care
  • Sharing Bad News: Pocket Primer
  • Comfort Care Order Set: Last Hours of Life
  • Guidelines for Prouncement

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