Title The hospice companion : best practices for interdisciplinary care of advanced illness / Perry G. Fine, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Pain Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah ; associate editor, Matthew Kestenbaum, MD, Capital Caring, Washington, DC

Edition Third edition Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Contents Cover; The Hospice Companion; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1. General Processes; Palliative Care at the End of Life: Blending Structure and Function; The Interdisciplinary Team (IDT); Documentation; 2. Personal, Social, and Environmental Processes; Abuse in the Home; Advance Care Planning and Directives for Health-​care Interventions; Changes in Body Image and Loss of Independence; Changes in Family Dynamics; Completing Worldly Business and Life Closure; Controlled Substances: Misuse and Abuse; Cultural Differences: Respect, Understanding, and Adapting Care; Denial; Grief Reactions Living Environment, Finances, and Support SystemsBasic Home Safety; Suicide: Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Coping If It Happens; Air Hunger (Dyspnea); Anorexia and Cachexia; Belching and Burping (Eructation); Bleeding, Draining, and Malodorous Lesions; Confusion/​Delirium; Constipation; Coughing; Depression; Diarrhea and Anorectal Problems; Dysphagia and Oropharyngeal Problems; Edema: Peripheral Edema, Ascites, and Lymphedema; Fatigue, Weakness (Aesthenia), and Excessive Sedation; Fever, Flushing, and Diaphoresis; Hiccups; Imminent Death; Insomnia and Nocturnal Restlessness Nausea and VomitingPain; Pruritus; Seizures; Skeletal Muscle and Bladder Spasms; Skin Breakdown: Prevention and Treatment; Urinary Problems; Xerostomia (Dry Mouth); 4. Appendices; Appendix 1: Palliative Radiation Therapy in End-​of-​Life Care: Evidence-​Based Utilization; Appendix 2: Principles of Pharmacotherapy; Appendix 3: Ketamine Protocol; Appendix 4: Clinical/​Functional Assessment and Staging; Appendix 5: Anticoagulation; Index Summary The Hospice Companion is an easy-to-navigate clinical decision support tool for caregivers of those with life-limiting illnesses. It features a thoroughly current guide to clinical processes and symptom management, providing hospice professionals with a concise summary of changes that have influenced clinical practice Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Hospice care -- Standards -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Palliative treatment -- Standards -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Terminal care -- Standards -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Health care teams. Hospice Care -- methods Palliative Care -- methods Patient Care Team Terminally Ill -- psychology POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. Health care teams Hospice care -- Standards Terminal care -- Standards Genre/Form handbooks. Handbooks and manuals Handbooks and manuals. Guides et manuels. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780190456917 0190456914 9780190456931 0190456930

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