University of Kabianga

ABC of palliative care /

ABC of palliative care / edited by Marie Fallon and Geoffrey Hanks. - 2nd ed. - Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : BMJ Books/Blackwell Pub., 2006. - viii, 88 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. - ABC series . - ABC series (Malden, Mass.) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The principles of palliative care / Balfour Mount, Geoffrey Hanks, Lorna McGoldrick -- The principles of control of cancer pain / Marie Fallon, Geoffrey Hanks, Nathan Cherny -- Difficult pain / Lesley Colvin, Karen Forbes, Marie Fallon -- Breathlessness, cough, and other respiratory problems / Carol Davis, Gillian Percy -- Oral health in patients with advanced disease / Jeremy Bagg, Andrew Davies -- Anorexia, cachexia, nutrition, and fatigue / Kenneth Fearon, Matthew Barber -- Nausea and vomiting / Kathryn Mannix -- Constipation, diarrhoea, and intestinal obstruction / Nigel Sykes, Carla Ripamonti, Eduardo Bruera, Debra Gordon -- Depression, anxiety, and confusion / Mari Lloyd-Williams -- Emergencies / Stephen Falk, Colette Reid -- The last 48 hours / James Adam -- Palliative care for children / Ann Goldman -- Communication / David Jeffrey -- The carers / Julia Addington-Hall, Amanda Ramirez -- Chronic non-malignant disease / Marie Fallon, Francis Dunn, Raymond Voltz, Gian Borasio, Rob George, Roger Woodruff -- Community palliative care / Keri Thomas -- Bereavement / Marilyn Relf -- Complementary therapies / Michelle Kohn, Jane Maher.

1405130792 (alk. paper) 9781405130790 (alk. paper)

2006009883

101272235 DNLM


Palliative treatment.
Terminal care.
Palliative Care--methods.
Palliative Care--psychology.
Terminal Care.

R726.8 / .A23 2006

616/.029