Palliative Care in Neurology, Volume II
Author: Raymond Voltz
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2022-03-11
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 2889746607
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Neuropalliative Care
Author: Claire J. Creutzfeldt
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-10-01
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 3319932152
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comprehensive guide thoroughly covers all aspects of neuropalliative care, from symptom-specific considerations, to improving communication between clinicians, patients and families. Neuropalliative Care: A Guide to Improving the Lives of Patients and Families Affected by Neurologic Disease addresses clinical considerations for diseases such as dementia, multiple sclerosis, and severe acute brain injury, as well discussing the other challenges facing palliative care patients that are not currently sufficiently met under current models of care. This includes methods of effective communication, supporting the caregiver, how to make difficult treatment decisions in the face of uncertainty, managing grief, guilt and anger, and treating the pain itself. Written by leaders in the field of neuropalliative care, this book is an exceptional, well-rounded resource of neuropalliative care, serving as a reference for all clinicians caring for patients with neurological disease and their families: neurologists and palliative care specialists, physicians, nurses, chaplains, social workers, as well as trainees in these areas.
Palliative Care in Neurology
Author: Raymond Voltz
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2020-03-10
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 288963471X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver the last 50 years palliative care has usually been associated with cancer patients but more recently there has been increased discussion of the role of palliative care for neurological patients. In the past years, neurology has moved from being a purely diagnostic area to a very therapeutically active one. A further step needs to be taken to modify the therapeutic activity from “cure” to “care” depending on the patient’s disease trajectory. Palliative care has been associated with care at the end of life, whereas it may be appropriate earlier in the disease progression, and will extend after death in the support of bereaved families. The care of patients with neurological disease, and their families, will encompass the psychological, spiritual and existential issues and neurologists, and the teams in which they work, should develop skills to consider all aspects of care, in order to maximize the quality of life of all involved, and enable patients to die peacefully.
Palliative Care Consultations in Primary and Metastatic Brain Tumours
Author: Sara Booth
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780198528074
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the third book in a new international, multi-contributed series aimed at providing practical, clinical guidance on how to deal with difficult symptoms related to specific cancer sites. There are few more distressing problems for patients and families than the development of a primaryor secondary brain tumour. Treatment is often palliative, though intensive, from the start. Little firm evidence exists to guide the physician in caring for patients with seizures refractory to standard treatment. Most of the work is based on case reports or personal experience. This book drawsthe information together in an easily accessible form so that the book can be read and referred to on the ward, or before a domiciliary visit. Specialists in palliative care and oncology settings, working in the acute sector and in hospices, will find this book invaluable. It will also appeal to consultants as well as specialist registrars, clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners in palliative care, oncology and neurology.
Palliative Care Consultations in Primary and Metastatic Brain Tumours
Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004-07-08
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 0191660795
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the third book in a new international, multi-contributed series aimed at providing practical, clinical guidance on how to deal with difficult symptoms related to specific cancer sites. There are few more distressing problems for patients and families than the development of a primary or secondary brain tumour. Treatment is often palliative, though intensive, from the start. Little firm evidence exists to guide the physician in caring for patients with seizures refractory to standard treatment. Most of the work is based on case reports or personal experience. This book draws the information together in an easily accessible form so that the book can be read and referred to on the ward, or before a domiciliary visit. Specialists in palliative care and oncology settings, working in the acute sector and in hospices, will find this book invaluable. It will also appeal to consultants as well as specialist registrars, clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners in palliative care, oncology and neurology.
Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care
Author: Max Watson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009-03-26
Total Pages: 1078
ISBN-13: 0199234353
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRevised throughout with an additional emphasis on nursing care, this handbook is a concise and authoritative guide to modern palliative care. An ideal resource for the busy professional management of patients with end of life care needs.
Case Studies in Neuropalliative Care
Author: Maisha T. Robinson
Publisher:
Published: 2018-06-28
Total Pages: 187
ISBN-13: 110840491X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guide delivers problem-based scenarios in neuropalliative care; improving quality of life for patients with neurologic diseases.
Approaching Death
Author: Committee on Care at the End of Life
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1997-10-30
Total Pages: 457
ISBN-13: 0309518253
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen the end of life makes its inevitable appearance, people should be able to expect reliable, humane, and effective caregiving. Yet too many dying people suffer unnecessarily. While an "overtreated" dying is feared, untreated pain or emotional abandonment are equally frightening. Approaching Death reflects a wide-ranging effort to understand what we know about care at the end of life, what we have yet to learn, and what we know but do not adequately apply. It seeks to build understanding of what constitutes good care for the dying and offers recommendations to decisionmakers that address specific barriers to achieving good care. This volume offers a profile of when, where, and how Americans die. It examines the dimensions of caring at the end of life: Determining diagnosis and prognosis and communicating these to patient and family. Establishing clinical and personal goals. Matching physical, psychological, spiritual, and practical care strategies to the patient's values and circumstances. Approaching Death considers the dying experience in hospitals, nursing homes, and other settings and the role of interdisciplinary teams and managed care. It offers perspectives on quality measurement and improvement, the role of practice guidelines, cost concerns, and legal issues such as assisted suicide. The book proposes how health professionals can become better prepared to care well for those who are dying and to understand that these are not patients for whom "nothing can be done."
Caring for Children Who Have Severe Neurological Impairment
Author: Julie M. Hauer
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2013-08-01
Total Pages: 480
ISBN-13: 1421409380
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHauer offers hope and practical coping strategies in equal measure.
Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology
Author: Ann M. Berger
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2012-12-03
Total Pages: 1950
ISBN-13: 1469822512
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnlike other textbooks on this subject, which are more focused on end of life, the 4th edition of Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology focuses on supportive oncology. In fact, the goal of this textbook is to provide a source of both help and inspiration to all those who care for patients with cancer. Written in a more reader-friendly format, this textbook not only offers authoritative and up-to-date reviews of research and clinical care best practices, but also practical clinical applications to help readers put everything they learn to use.
