Drugs in Palliative Care

Drugs in Palliative Care
Author: Andrew Dickman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 593
Release: 2012-09-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199660395

This is a practical, easily accessible A-Z of the common drugs encountered in palliative care

To Comfort Always

To Comfort Always
Author: David Clark
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2016
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199674280

Palliative medicine was first recognised as a specialist field in 1987. One hundred years earlier, London based doctor William Munk published a treatise on 'easeful death' that mapped out the principles of practical, spiritual, and medical support at the end of life. In the intervening years a major process of development took place which led to innovative services, new approaches to the study and relief of pain and other symptoms, a growing interest in 'holistic' care, and a desire to gain more recognition for care at the end of life. This book traces the history of palliative medicine, from its nineteenth-century origins, to its modern practice around the world. It takes in the changing meaning of 'euthanasia', assesses the role of religious and philanthropic organisations in the creation of homes for the dying, and explores how twentieth-century doctors created a special focus on end of life care. To Comfort Always traces the rise of clinical studies, academic programmes and international collaborations to promote palliative care. It examines the continuing need to support development with evidence, and assesses the dilemmas of unequal access to services and pain relieving drugs, as well as the periodic accusations of creeping medicalization within the field. This is the first history of its kind, and the breadth of information it encompasses makes it an essential resource for those interested in the long-term achievements of palliative medicine as well as the challenges that remain.

Handbook of Palliative Care

Handbook of Palliative Care
Author: Christina Faull
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 623
Release: 2012-10-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118426819

This handbook offers a practical, thorough approach to the clinical practice of palliative care. Adding North American authors to its roster of UK contributors, the third edition of this award-winning book addresses important changes in the evidence base of palliative care, as well as an emphasis on end-of-life community-based care. It features new chapters on dementia and advance care planning, a simplified lymphoedema discussion, and an ongoing commitment to providing essential guidance for physicians, nurses, and all primary care providers involved in palliative care in hospital, hospice, and community settings.

The Syringe Driver

The Syringe Driver
Author: Andrew Dickman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 609
Release: 2016
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0198733720

This book serves as a valuable reference source, providing a comprehensive review of syringe driver use and administration of drugs via CSCI, a safe and effective way of drug administration when other routes are inappropriate.

Palliative Care Formulary

Palliative Care Formulary
Author: Robert G. Twycross
Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2002
Genre: Palliative treatment
ISBN: 9781857755114

Designed for palliative care specialists, pharmacists and oncologists, this is a comprehensive compendium of essential therapeutic information. This expanded edition incorporates numerous updates and more data, bringing together important information about drugs commonly used in palliative care and about drugs for use in special circumstances by, or in conjunction with, a specialist in palliative care. It highlights drugs given for unlicensed indications or by unlicensed routes and deals comprehensively with the administration of multiple drugs by continuous subcutaneous infusion.

The Bedside Palliative Medicine Handbook

The Bedside Palliative Medicine Handbook
Author: Allyn Hum
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-01-13
Genre: Palliative treatment
ISBN: 9789811249938

Section 1: Palliative Care What is Palliative Care? (H Y Wu); Section 2: Symptoms Bone Pain (A Hum); Brain Metastasis (M Dalisay-Gallardo); Cancer Pain (R Lee); Constipation (R Chen); Delirium (S L Ang); Diarrhoea (S L Ang); Dyspnea (S L Ang); Hiccups (M Dalisay-Gallardo); Malignant Ascites (X Heng); Nausea and Vomiting (X Heng); Oral Thrush (S C Chia); Pruritus (X Heng); Section 3: End Organ Disease End-Stage Heart Failure (C H Aw); End-Stage Renal Failure (J Guan); End-Stage Lung Disease (Z-Y Chiam); End Stage Liver Disease (J Lau); Dementia and Frailty (W Y Goh); Paediatric Palliative Care (P H Chong); Section 4: Terminal Symptoms Nutrition and Hydration (M Y Chau); Palliative Sedation (C H Poi); Terminal Secretions/Rattling (M Y Chau); Section 5: Palliative Care Emergencies Acute Pain Crisis (R Lee); Airway Obstruction (Stridor) (C M Lee); Bleeding (J Ong); Hypercalcemia (C S Lee); Seizures (J Ong); Malignant Spinal Cord Compression (C M Yee); Superior Vena Cava Obstruction (C S Lee); Venous Thromboembolism (A Hum); Section 6: Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care Anxiety (Y X Kwan); Depression (W P Lim); Grief and Bereavement (Y X Kwan); Spiritual Care (T Yung); Section 7: Communication Breaking Bad News (M Koh); Goals of Care Discussions (M Koh); Advance Care Planning (R Ng); An Approach to Ethical Case Analysis in Palliative Care (H Y Neo); Section 8: Community Services Community Palliative Care Services (G S Chia); Section 9: Opioids and Adjuvant Analgesics Codeine (S C Chia); Fentanyl (R Lee); Ketamine (M T Provido); Methadone (M T Provido); Morphine (H K Lee); Oxycodone (H K Lee); Tramadol (S C Chia); Lignocaine (S C Chia); Section 10: Practical Issues in Palliative Care Opioid Conversion Chart (C Tan); Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion Drug Chart; Hypodermoclysis (C Tan); Drug Compatibility (H K Lee et al.); Terminal Discharge (W Ong); Opioid Toxicity (A Hum); Palliative Care Drug Formulary (H K Lee et al.)

Care of the Dying

Care of the Dying
Author: John Ellershaw
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2011
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199550832

This title provides professionals who care for the dying with a user-friendly guide on how to render the best possible treatment.

Sedation at the End-of-life: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Sedation at the End-of-life: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Author: Paulina Taboada
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2014-10-21
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9401791066

The book’s main contribution is its interdisciplinary approach to the issue of sedation at the end-of-life. Because it occurs at the end of life, palliative sedation raises a number of important ethical and legal questions, including whether it is a covert form of euthanasia and for what purposes it may legally be used. Many of the book chapters address the first question and almost all deal with a specific form of the second: whether palliative sedation should be used for those experiencing “existential suffering”? This raises the question of what existential suffering is, a topic that is also discussed in the book. The different chapters address these issues from the perspectives of the relevant disciplines: Palliative Medicine, Bioethics, Law and Theology. Hence, helpful accounts of the clinical and historical background for this issue are provided and the importance of drawing accurate ethical and legal distinctions is stressed throughout the whole book. So the volume represents a valuable contribution to the emerging literature on this topic and should be helpful across a broad spectrum of readers: philosophers, theologians and physicians.

Tarascon Palliative Medicine Pocketbook

Tarascon Palliative Medicine Pocketbook
Author: Bates D Moses
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2013-01-07
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1284032000

Tarascon Palliative Medicine Pocketbook is the only shirt pocket-sized, quick reference for guiding those difficult conversations with patients and family members who require palliative and hospice care. Practitioners will find helpful ideas as well as guidance on managing difficult to control symptoms whether practicing in a busy clinic, making home visits or managing the hospitalized patient. Containing communication skill techniques, prognostication tools, symptom management options and ethical issues, this one of a kind, portable guide is an ideal tool for any member of the Palliative Medicine team, including: physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, pharmacists and more.