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Ebook ABC of palliative care (2E): Part 1

(BQ) Part 1 book “ABC of palliative care” has contents: The principles of palliative care, the principles of control of cancer pain, difficult pain, breathlessness, cough, and other respiratory problems, oral health in patients with advanced disease, anorexia, cachexia, nutrition, and fatigue, and other contents. | The second edition of the ABC of Palliative Care extends the existing comprehensive information on physical and psychological management with two new chapters on the principles of control of cancer pain and complementary therapies. Fully updated, it now covers all the crucial aspects of care from first principles to managing the last hours of life. Chapters include: • The principles of palliative care • The principles of control of cancer pain • Difficult pain • Breathlessness, cough, and other respiratory problems • Oral health in patients with advanced disease • Anorexia, cachexia, nutrition, and fatigue • Nausea and vomiting • Constipation, diarrhoea, and intestinal obstruction • Depression, anxiety, and confusion • Emergencies • The last 48 hours • Palliative care for children • Communication • The carers • Chronic non-malignant disease • Community palliative care • Bereavement • Complementary therapies ABC OF PALLIATIVE CARE Since the first publication of this very popular ABC, the growth in knowledge of palliative care techniques and their provision means that this area has become a subspecialty in its own right. The need for health professionals to provide patient care continues to grow with ageing populations increasing the numbers of people dying of cancer and other chronic diseases. ABC OF PALLIATIVE CARE SECOND EDITION SECOND EDITION This authoritative, practical ABC will be invaluable to the increasing numbers of doctors, senior and specialist nurses, and all those health professionals who deal with cancer patients in the hospital, at home or in a hospice. Fallon, Hanks ISBN 1-4051-3079-2 9 781405 130790 ABCPalliative_final.indd 1 www.bmjbooks.com www.blackwellmedicine.com Edited by Marie Fallon and Geoffrey Hanks Foreword by Derek Doyle 3/7/06 13:40:04 ChapFM.qxd 28/6/06 11:45 AM Page i ABC OF PALLIATIVE CARE Second Edition ChapFM.qxd 28/6/06 11:45 AM Page ii ChapFM.qxd 28/6/06 11:45 AM Page iii ABC OF PALLIATIVE CARE Second .