Palliative Medicine: A Case-Based Manual

Now in its fourth edition, Palliative Medicine: A Case-Based Manual walks clinicians through the management of the most common situations found in palliative medicine, from diagnosis and managing symptoms through to grief and bereavement.

Palliative medicine is the medical care provided for people who have a life limiting illness or condition. It encompasses both the physical symptoms a person may experience but also the psychosocial, emotional, and ethical issues that may arise.

Using real patient case scenarios and an easy-to-read question and answer format, the book gives students and medical professionals an accessible, evidence-based entryway to gain the skills and knowledge needed to provide high quality palliative and end of life care to patients and their families.

This new edition has been fully updated to cover the latest guidance, including new chapters dedicated to medical cannabis, opioids, grief and bereavement, and wider issues including palliative care in the community, structurally vulnerable populations, and public health.

Written by over 50 experienced palliative care clinicians and educators, this book is a welcome guide for palliative care workers, medical and nursing students, and medical professionals of any specialty where palliative needs might arise.

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Macdonald, Susan; Herx, Leonie; Boyle, Anne

ISBN:

978-0-19-883700-8

Specialty:

• Pain Management
• Palliative Medicine
• Pharmacology

Language:

English

Edition:

4th

Pages:

400

Publication Year:

2021