Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care

Sriram Yennurajalingam is an Assistant Professor of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Eduardo Bruera is a Professor and Chair of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

• 1. Definitions and Key Elements In Palliative and Supportive Care2. Symptom Assessment3. Clinical Decision Making4. Pain Assessment and Management5. Fatigue6. Cachexia7. Dehydration8. Anxiety and Depression9. Sleep Disturbance10. Chronic Nausea and Vomiting11. Constipation and Bowel Obstruction12. Delirium13. Clinical Issues Related to Palliative Sedation14. Breathlessness15. Emergencies in Palliative Care 16. Other Symptoms: Xerostomia, Hiccups, Pruritis, Pressure Ulcers and Wound Care, Lymphedema, and Myoclonus17. Management of Cancer Treatment-Related Adverse Effects18. Radiotherapy and Palliative Care19. Hospice approach to Palliative Care20. Psychosocial and Cultural Consideration in Palliative Care21. Spiritual Issues in Palliative Care22. The Palliative Care Team23. Family Conference: Role in Palliative Care24. Ethical Aspects of Palliative Medicine25. Prognostication in Palliative Care26. Frequent Pharmalogical Interactions in Palliative Care27. Pediatric Palliative Care28. Palliative Care in Older Adults29. Palliative Care in End-Stage Heart Failure30. Palliative Care in End-Stage Liver Disease31. Renal Palliative Care32. Palliative Care in Patients with AIDS33. Palliative Care in End-Stage Neurological Disease34. Palliative Care in End-Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease35. Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)36. Research in Terminally Ill Patients37. Prevention and Management, Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in Health Care Providers

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