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Heart Failure: From Advanced Disease to Bereavement
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Edition:
- 1st
- Author:
- Johnson, Miriam; Hogg, Karen; Beattie, James
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN:
- 978-0-19-929930-0
- Doody's Star Rating®:
- Score:
- 88
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Description
Illustrates the complexity and importance of end of life care for patients with advanced heart failure.
This book outlines the underlying pathophysiology of heart failure, summarises standard pharmacological and device therapy, and sets the context of the challenges resulting from an unpredictable course of disease. In easily digestible summaries, this book presents practical advice about how and when to integrate a palliative care approach alongside standard heart failure management, how to communicate honestly in the face of uncertainty, the rationalization of medication and device therapies at the end of life, symptom control, care for the dying, and care after death.
This book outlines the underlying pathophysiology of heart failure, summarises standard pharmacological and device therapy, and sets the context of the challenges resulting from an unpredictable course of disease. In easily digestible summaries, this book presents practical advice about how and when to integrate a palliative care approach alongside standard heart failure management, how to communicate honestly in the face of uncertainty, the rationalization of medication and device therapies at the end of life, symptom control, care for the dying, and care after death.
Details
- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Johnson, Miriam; Hogg, Karen; Beattie, James
- ISBN:
- 978-0-19-929930-0
- Specialty:
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- Cardiology
- Internal Medicine
- Psychology
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 1st
- Pages:
- 288
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Doody's Star Rating®:
- Score:
- 88