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General Processes | |
Palliative Care at the End of Life: Blending Structure and Function | |
From Information to Care | |
Balancing Benefits and Burdens | |
The Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) | |
Addressing Needs over Time | |
Documentation | |
Personal, Social and Environmental Processes | |
Abuse in the Home | |
Advance Care Planning and Directives for Healthcare Interventions | |
Changes in Body Image and Loss of Independence | |
Changes in Family Dynamics | |
Completing Worldly Business | |
Controlled Substances: Misuse and Abuse | |
Cultural Differences: Respect, Understanding, Adapting Care | |
Denial | |
Grief ReactionsLiving Environment, Finances and Support Systems | |
Suicide: Risk, Prevention, Coping When It Happens | |
Palliative Care of Leading Symptoms | |
Air Hunger (Dyspnea) | |
Agitation and Anxiety | |
Anorexia and Cachexia | |
Belching and Burping (Eructation) | |
Bleeding, Oozing and Malodorous Lesions | |
Confusion/Delirium | |
Constipation | |
Coughing | |
Depression | |
Diarrhea and Ano-Rectal Problems | |
Dysphagia and Oropharyngeal Problems | |
Edema: Peripheral Edema, Ascites, and Lymphedema | |
Fatigue, Weakness (Aesthenia) and Excessive Sedation | |
Fever and Diaphoresis | |
Hiccups | |
Imminent Death (including terminal restlessness, congestion and secretions) | |
Insomnia and Nocturnal Restlessness | |
Nausea and Vomiting | |
Pain | |
Pruritus | |
Seizures | |
Skeletal Muscle and Bladder Spasms | |
Skin Breakdown: Prevention and Treatment | |
Urinary Problems | |
Xerostomia (Dry Mouth) | |
Appendices | |
Palliative Radiation Therapy in End-of-Life Care: Evidence-Based Principles | |
Principles of Pharmacotherapy | |
Ketamine Protocols | |
New York Heart Classification-a clinical guide | |
Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) | |
Index | |
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