Emily Chai: Geriatric Palliative Care

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Beschreibung

Geriatric Palliative Care is a practical guide for diagnosing and managing end-of-life illnesses, and communicating this information to patients, relatives and clinical team members.

Über den Autor

Emily Chai, M.D., is Associate Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.

Diane Meier, MD, FACP, is Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.

Jane Morris, MS, RN, ACHPN, is the Clinical Coordinator for Palliative Care at New York Hospital, Queens, New York.

Suzanne Goldhirsch, MA, MsED, is a Program Coordinator for Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1: Overview

1. Introduction to Geriatric Palliative Care

2. Principles of Care

3. Medication Management

4. Introduction to Caregiving

5. Financing Palliative Care and Hospice

6. Ethical Decision-Making

7. Prognostication

8. Advance Care Planning

9. Communication Skills

10. Managing Conflict

11. Care Transitions

12. The Hospice Model of Palliative Care

13. Insurance

Section 2: Special Issues in Geriatric Palliative Care

14. Palliative Care Emergencies

15. Dying at Home

16. Cultural Considerations

17. Complementary and Alternative Therapies

18. Clinician Self Care

19. Last Hours of Living

20. Bereavement

21. Spirituality

22. Palliative Sedation

23. Requests for Hastened Death

24. Assistive Aids and Devices

25. Rehabilitation

26. Mechanical Ventilation

27. Artificial Nutrition and Hydration

Section 3: Caregivers

28. Caregiving

Section 4: Symptoms

29. Pain Management

30. Fatigue

31. Failure to Thrive

32. Sweating and Fever

33. Behavioral Disorders in Dementia

34. Delirium

35. Terminal Delirium

36. Sleep Disorders

37. Dizziness

38. Headache

39. Myoclonus

40. Cough and Secretion

41. Dyspnea

42. Anorexia and Cachexia

43. Ascites

44. Bowel Obstruction

45. Constipation

46. Diarrhea and Fecal Incontinence

47. Mucositis

48. Dyspepsia

49. Dysphagia

50. Encephalopathy

51. Gastroparesis

52. Hiccups

53. Nausea and Vomiting

54. Urinary Retention

55. Urinary Incontinence

56. Bleeding

57. Thromboses

58. Lymphoedema

59. Pressure Ulcers

60. Pruritus

61. Malodorous Wounds

Section 5: Diseases and Syndromes

62. Frailty

63. Falls

64. Depression

65. Anxiety

66. Alcohol Abuse and Dependence

67. Dementia

68. Seizure

69. Stroke

70. Parkinson Disease and Essential Tremor

71. Malignant Spinal Cord Compression

72. End Stage Lung Disease

73. Aspiration Pneumonia

74. Diverticulitis

75. Mesentric Ischemia

76. End Stage Liver Disease

77. Feeding Tube Management

78. End Stage Renal Disease

79. Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection

80. Diabetic Management in Advanced Illness

81. End Stage Heart Disease

82. Arrhythmias

83. Valvular Heart Disease

84. Peripheral Arterial Disease

85. Hip Fracture Management

86. Osteoarthritis

87. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

88. Osteoporotic Fracture

89. Polymyalgia Rheumatica

90. Rheumatoid Arthritis

91. Osteomyelitis

92. Herpes Zoster

93. HIV-AIDS

94. Skin Cancers

95. Colorectal Cancer

96. Head and Neck Cancer

97. Breast Cancer

98. Prostate Cancer

99. Lung Cancer

100. Leukemia

101. Lymphoma

102. Intracranial Malignancies

Section 6: The Interdisciplinary Team

103. Clinical Psychologist

104. Complementary and Alternative Practitioners

105. Dietician

106. Massage Therapist

107. Music Therapist

108. Registered Nurse

109. Physical Therapist

110. Pharmacist

111. Physician

112. Social

113. Speech and Language Pathologist

114. Chaplain

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2014
Fachbereich:	Allgemeine Lexika
Genre:	Importe , Medizin
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780195389319
ISBN-10:	019538931X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Chai, Emily
Redaktion:	Chai, Emily Meier, Diane Morris, Jane
Hersteller:	OUP US
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 33 mm
Von/Mit:	Emily Chai (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.05.2014
Gewicht:	1,163 kg