Evidence-based practice of palliative medicine
Goldstein, Nathan E. (Éditeur intellectuel) / Woodrell, Christopher D. (Éditeur intellectuel) / Morrison, R. Sean (Rolfe Sean) (Éditeur intellectuel)
2nd edition
2023
1 ressource en ligne (xxiii, 697 pages) : illustrations
Format PDF
9780323847025
Anglais
1. How Should Opioids Be Started and Titrated? -- 2. What Principles Should Guide Opioid Dose Conversions? -- 3. How Is Patient-Controlled Analgesia Best Used to Control Pain? -- 4. Which Opioids Are Safest and Most Effective in Patients With Renal or Hepatic Failure? -- 5. How Should Methadone Be Started and Titrated in Opioid-Naïve and Opioid-Exposed Patients? -- 6. What Is Neuropathic Pain and How Is It Best Managed? -- 7. How Are Adjuvant Medications Such as Corticosteroids and NSAIDs Used for Pain Management? -- 8. What Are the Approaches to Pain in Skeletal Bone Disease? -- 9. When and How Should Radiotherapy Be Considered for Pain Management? -- 10. What Principles Should Guide the Prescribing of Opioids for Noncancer Pain? -- 11. How Does the Opioid Epidemic Impact Palliative Medicine Practice? -- 12. How Does One Approach the Patient With an Opioid Use Disorder? -- 13. When Should Epidural or Intrathecal Medications and Pumps Be Considered for Pain Management? -- 14. When Should Nerve Blocks Be Used for Pain Management? -- 15. What Interventions Are Effective for Managing Dyspnea in People With Cancer? -- 16. What Interventions Are Effective for Managing Dyspnea in COPD? -- 17. What Interventions Are Effective for Managing Dyspnea in Heart Failure? -- 18. What Medications Are Effective in Preventing and Relieving Constipation in the Setting of Opioid Use? -- 19. How Should Medications Be Initiated and Titrated to Reduce Acute and Delayed Nausea and Vomiting in the Setting of Chemotherapy? -- 20. How Should Medications Be Initiated and Titrated to Prevent and Treat Nausea and Vomiting in Clinical Situations Unrelated to Chemotherapy? -- 21. What Interventions Are Effective for Relieving Acute Bowel Obstruction in Cancer and Other Conditions? -- 22. What Therapies Are Effective in Improving Anorexia and Weight Loss in Cancer? -- 23. What Therapeutic Strategies Are Effective in Improving Anorexia and Weight Loss in Nonmalignant Disease? -- 24. What Is the Role of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition in Patients With Cancer and With Noncancer Illness? -- 25. What Treatments Are Effective for Depression in Palliative Care Settings? -- 26. How Are Anxiety and Fear Best Treated in Patients With Serious Illness and in Those Facing the End of Life? -- 27. What Is the Approach to the Patient Seeking a Hastened Death? -- 28. What Is Delirium and How Should It Be Managed? -- 29. What Are Effective Pharmacological and Nonpharmacological Treatments for Delirium? -- 30. How Do Symptoms Change for Patients in the Last Days/Hours of Life? -- 31. How is Prognosis Estimated and Communicated for People Facing Serious Illness? -- 32. What Are the Key Elements to Having a Conversation About Communicating Serious News and Setting Goals? -- 33. What Are the Elements of Advance Care Planning and What Is the Evidence That Advance Care Planning Changes Patient Outcomes? -- 34. What Are the Special Communication Issues Involved in Caring for Pediatric Patients? -- 35. What Is the Role for Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Solid-Tumor Malignancies? -- 36. What Is the Clinical Course of Advanced Solid-Tumor Cancers? -- 37. What Is the Role for Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Hematologic Malignancies? -- 38. What Is the Clinical Course of Hematologic Malignancies? -- 39. What Is the Role for Palliative Care in Children With Cancer? -- 40. What Is the Clinical Course of Pediatric Cancers? -- 41. What Is the Clinical Course of Advanced Dementia? -- 42. What Are Appropriate Palliative Interventions for Patients With Advanced Dementia? -- 43. What Are the Causes and Complications of Chronic Liver Disease and What Is the Evidence for Palliative Care Delivery to Those Affected by It? -- 44. What Do We Know About the Symptoms and Palliative Care Needs of People Affected by Liver Disease? -- 45. What Is the Role of Palliative Care in Stroke? -- 46. What Special Considerations Are Needed for Individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis? -- 47. What Is the Clinical Course of Advanced Heart Failure and How Do Implanted Cardiac Devices Alter This Course? -- 48. What Is Chronic Critical Illness and What Outcomes Can Be Expected -- 49. What Special Considerations Are Needed in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer? -- 50. What Special Considerations Are Needed in Treating Symptoms in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease, and How Should Patients Who Stop Dialysis Be Managed? -- 51. What Are Palliative Alternatives to Renal Replacement Therapy for People With Advanced Kidney Failure? -- 52. What Special Considerations Are Needed for Patients With Advanced Lung Disease? -- 53. What Are the Special Needs of Older Adults With Serious Illness? -- 54. What Are Multimorbidity and Frailty and How Do They Affect the Care of Older Adults? -- 55. What Are Special Considerations for Pediatric Palliative Care? -- 56. What Are Special Considerations for Dosing Medications in Pediatric Populations? -- 57. How Are Children With Developmental Diseases and Delays Best Managed in Palliative Care? -- 58. What Are Special Considerations for Perinatal Palliative Care? -- 59. What Are Special Considerations for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis? -- 60. What Are the Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments of Spinal Cord Compression? -- 61. What Framework Can Be Used to Address Uncontrolled Symptoms at the End of Life? -- 62. What Are the Arguments That Show That Palliative Care Is Beneficial to Hospitals? -- 63. What Are the Arguments That Show That Outpatient Palliative Care Is Beneficial to Medical Systems? -- 64. How Does Serious Illness Impact Family Caregivers? -- 65. What Can Be Done to Improve Outcomes for Caregivers of People With Serious Illness? -- 66. What Is Prolonged Grief Disorder and How Can Its Likelihood Be Reduced? -- 67. What Are Models for Delivering Palliative Care in Hospitals? -- 68. What Models Exist for Delivering Palliative Care and Hospice in Nursing Homes? -- 69. What Are the Models for Delivering Palliative Care in the Ambulatory Practice Setting? -- 70. What Are the Models for Delivering Palliative Care in the Home? -- 71. What Are the Models for Delivering Palliative Care in Rural Areas? -- 72. How Is Palliative Care Best Integrated Into Surgical Services? -- 73. What Models Exist to Deliver Palliative Care via Telemedicine? -- 74. What Are National Strategies and Frameworks for Palliative Care? -- 75. What Are Sources of Spiritual and Existential Suffering for Patients With Advanced Illness? -- 76. What Are the Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities That Exist in Palliative Care? -- 77. What Are the Palliative Care Needs of LGBTQ+ People? -- 78. What Is the Evidence for Integrative and Alternative Therapies in Palliative Care? -- 79. What Is the Evidence Supporting the Use of Mobile Health Technologies in Palliative Care? -- 80. How Can Clinician Well-Being Be Improved and Sustained in Palliative Care?
Using a practical, question-and-answer approach, Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine, 2nd Edition, helps you provide optimal care for patients and families who are dealing with serious illness. This unique reference focuses on patient and family/caregiver-centered care, highlighting the benefits of palliative care and best practices for delivery. The highly practical, user-friendly format sets it apart from other texts in the field, with concise, readable chapters organized around clinical questions that you're most likely to encounter in everyday care.
Soins palliatifs / Médecine factuelle / Soins en phase terminale