Search Results - "palliative care"

Compact clinical guide to geriatric pain management an evidence-based approach for nurses / by Quinlan-Colwell, Ann

Table of Contents: “…Physiological factors and pain processing in the older adult -- The psychosocial impact of pain on the older adult patient -- Pain assessment in the older adult patient -- Pain assessment in the non-verbal, cognitively impaired older adult patient -- A review of pain assessment tools for use with the older adult -- Developing a comprehensive plan -- Choosing the right medication for the pain complaint -- Using adjunct medications for specific pain types -- Managing medication side effects and specific recommendations for using medications with older patients -- Interventional options such as vertebroplasty for compression fractures, nerve blocks, acupuncture -- Complementary methods for pain relief such as cognitive behavioral methods, energy techniques, music -- The role of physical therapy for reconditioning -- Palliative care techniques to promote comfort -- When hospice is the best option -- Arthritis and gout -- Chronic back pain and osteoporosis -- Neuropathic pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia and diabetic neuropathy -- Central post stoke syndrome -- Facial pain associated with temporal arteritis and trigeminal neuralgia -- Rheumatological conditions (RA, polymyalgia rheumatica) -- Fibromyalgia -- Anxiety and depression in older adults -- Alcohol and substance use, misuse, and abuse.…”
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ABC of kidney disease

Table of Contents: “…Diagnostic tests in chronic kidney disease / Behdad Afzali, Satish Jayawardene,David Goldsmith -- Acute kidney injury / Rachel Hilton -- Chronic kidney disease and its complications / David Goldsmith, Satish Jayawardene, Penny Ackland -- Pre-dialysis clinics : preparing for end stage renal disease / Eleri Wood, Irene Hadjimichael, Katie Vinen -- Anaemia management in chronic kidney disease / Penny Ackland -- Urinary tract infections, renal stones, renal cysts and tumours and pregnancy in chronic kidney disease / David Goldsmith -- Adult nephrotic syndrome / Richard Hull, Sean Gallagher, David Goldsmith -- Renal artery stenosis / Philip Kalra, Satish Jayawardene, David Goldsmith -- Palliative care for patients with chronic kidney disease / Frances Coldstream, Neil S. …”
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The M.D. Anderson surgical oncology handbook /

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Nursing excellence for children and families

Table of Contents: “…Igoe -- Care for children and youth with disabilities or special health care needs / Wendy M. Nehring -- Palliative care for children and families / Margaret M. …”
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Strategies in evaluation of complex health care interventions for people with physical or mental health issues

Table of Contents: “…Thompson -- Expert commentary : ethical challenges of conducting evaluation research on an intervention for palliative care patients / Carmen W.H. Chan and Y.Y. Chui.…”
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Strategies in evaluation of complex health care interventions for people with physical or mental health issues

Table of Contents: “…Thompson -- Expert commentary : ethical challenges of conducting evaluation research on an intervention for palliative care patients / Carmen W.H. Chan and Y.Y. Chui.…”
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Radiation medicine rounds.

Table of Contents: “…Heron -- Beyond the prospective trial : outcomes research in head and neck cancer / David J. Sher -- Palliative care and symptom management in the head and neck cancer patient / Tracy A. …”
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Radiation medicine rounds.

Table of Contents: “…Heron -- Beyond the prospective trial : outcomes research in head and neck cancer / David J. Sher -- Palliative care and symptom management in the head and neck cancer patient / Tracy A. …”
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Opioid therapy in the 21st century

Table of Contents: “…Geriatric / Gary McCleane -- Special populations. Palliative care / Janet Abrahm and Lida Nabati -- Patients with a history of substance abuse / Kenneth L. …”
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Opioid therapy in the 21st century

Table of Contents: “…Geriatric / Gary McCleane -- Special populations. Palliative care / Janet Abrahm and Lida Nabati -- Patients with a history of substance abuse / Kenneth L. …”
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Cognitive behavior therapy with older adults innovations across care settings / by Sorocco, Kristen Hilliard

Table of Contents: “…Cheavens --Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Within the Palliative Care Setting / Sharon Morgillo Freeman -- Integrated Depression Care for Homebound Medically Ill Older Adults: Using Evidence-Based Problem-Solving Therapy / Zvi D. …”
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Children of the drug war perspectives on the impact of drug policies on young people /

Table of Contents: “…/ Catherine Cook & Adam Fletcher -- Taking drugs together : early adult transitions and the limits of harm reduction in England and Wales / Michael Shiner -- Drug testing in schools : a case study in doing more harm than good / Adam Fletcher -- Dependence on drugs and alcohol for survival : a case study on young people and street children in Badagry, a border town in Nigeria / Femi Aina Fasinu -- "I've been waiting for this my whole life" : life transitions and heroin use / Jovana Arsenijevic & Andjelka Nikolic -- Why should children suffer? : palliative care and pain management for children / Joan Marston.…”
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Cognitive behavior therapy with older adults innovations across care settings / by Sorocco, Kristen Hilliard

Table of Contents: “…Cheavens --Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Within the Palliative Care Setting / Sharon Morgillo Freeman -- Integrated Depression Care for Homebound Medically Ill Older Adults: Using Evidence-Based Problem-Solving Therapy / Zvi D. …”
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Children of the drug war perspectives on the impact of drug policies on young people /

Table of Contents: “…/ Catherine Cook & Adam Fletcher -- Taking drugs together : early adult transitions and the limits of harm reduction in England and Wales / Michael Shiner -- Drug testing in schools : a case study in doing more harm than good / Adam Fletcher -- Dependence on drugs and alcohol for survival : a case study on young people and street children in Badagry, a border town in Nigeria / Femi Aina Fasinu -- "I've been waiting for this my whole life" : life transitions and heroin use / Jovana Arsenijevic & Andjelka Nikolic -- Why should children suffer? : palliative care and pain management for children / Joan Marston.…”
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Touch in the Helping Professions : Research, Practice and Ethics /

Table of Contents: “…The practice of touch in a spectrum of practice -- The practice of laying on of hands in Islamic spiritual care / Nazila Isgandarova -- An angel in my pocket : touch, sacred objects, and spiritual coping / Linda Mayorga Miller -- Touch(ed) in palliative care nursing : moving with/in an uncertain practice / Lacie White and Christine McPherson -- Touch in supervision / Cynthia Bilodeau -- Part IV. …”
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Touch in the Helping Professions : Research, Practice and Ethics /

Table of Contents: “…The practice of touch in a spectrum of practice -- The practice of laying on of hands in Islamic spiritual care / Nazila Isgandarova -- An angel in my pocket : touch, sacred objects, and spiritual coping / Linda Mayorga Miller -- Touch(ed) in palliative care nursing : moving with/in an uncertain practice / Lacie White and Christine McPherson -- Touch in supervision / Cynthia Bilodeau -- Part IV. …”
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Enduring Cancer : Life, Death, and Diagnosis in Delhi / by Banerjee, Dwaipayan, 1983-

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Enduring Cancer : Life, Death, and Diagnosis in Delhi / by Banerjee, Dwaipayan, 1983-

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Principles and practice of pediatric oncology /

Table of Contents: “…Epidemiology of childhood cancer -- Childhood cancer and heredity -- Molecular and genetic basis of childhood cancer -- Biology of childhood cancer -- Tumor immunology and pediatric cancer -- Clinical assessment and differential diagnosis of the child with suspected cancer -- Pathology and molecular diagnosis of leukemias and lymphomas -- Diagnostic pathology of pediatric malignancies -- Imaging studies in the diagnosis and management of pediatric malignancies -- General principles of chemotherapy -- Molecularly targeted therapies and biotherapeutics -- General principles of surgery -- General principles of radiation oncology -- Adoptive cellular immunotherapy -- Adolescents and young adults with cancer -- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in pediatric oncology -- Cancer clinical trials: design, conduct, analysis, and reporting -- Maximizing safety in cancer treatment -- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia -- Acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes -- Myeloproliferative neoplasms of childhood -- Hodgkin lymphoma -- Malignant Non-Hodgkin lymphomas in children -- Lymphoproliferative disorders and malignancies related to immunodeficiencies -- Histiocytic diseases -- Gliomas, ependymomas, and other nonembryonal tumors of the central nervous system -- Embryonal and pineal region tumors -- Retinoblastoma -- Live tumors -- Renal tumors -- Neuroblastoma -- Rhabdomyosarcoma -- The nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma -- Ewing sarcoma -- Osteosarcoma -- Germ cell tumors -- Endocrine tumors -- Rare pediatric tumors -- Oncologic emergencies -- Hematologic supportive care for children with cancer -- Infectious complications in pediatric cancer patients -- Nutritional supportive care -- Pain and symptom management -- Nursing support of the child with cancer -- Rehabilitation of the child with cancer -- Psychiatric and psychosocial support for the child and family -- The other side of the bed: what caregivers can learn from listening to patients and their families -- Ethical considerations in pediatric oncology -- Late effects of childhood cancer and its treatment -- Educational issues for children with cancer -- Palliative care for the child with cancer -- Economic issues in pediatric cancer -- Pediatric cance policy and case advocacy on insurance, education, and employment -- Complementary and alternative medical therapies in pediatric oncology -- Pediatric oncology in countries with limited resources.…”
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Principles and practice of pediatric oncology /

Table of Contents: “…Epidemiology of childhood cancer -- Childhood cancer and heredity -- Molecular and genetic basis of childhood cancer -- Biology of childhood cancer -- Tumor immunology and pediatric cancer -- Clinical assessment and differential diagnosis of the child with suspected cancer -- Pathology and molecular diagnosis of leukemias and lymphomas -- Diagnostic pathology of pediatric malignancies -- Imaging studies in the diagnosis and management of pediatric malignancies -- General principles of chemotherapy -- Molecularly targeted therapies and biotherapeutics -- General principles of surgery -- General principles of radiation oncology -- Adoptive cellular immunotherapy -- Adolescents and young adults with cancer -- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in pediatric oncology -- Cancer clinical trials: design, conduct, analysis, and reporting -- Maximizing safety in cancer treatment -- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia -- Acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes -- Myeloproliferative neoplasms of childhood -- Hodgkin lymphoma -- Malignant Non-Hodgkin lymphomas in children -- Lymphoproliferative disorders and malignancies related to immunodeficiencies -- Histiocytic diseases -- Gliomas, ependymomas, and other nonembryonal tumors of the central nervous system -- Embryonal and pineal region tumors -- Retinoblastoma -- Live tumors -- Renal tumors -- Neuroblastoma -- Rhabdomyosarcoma -- The nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma -- Ewing sarcoma -- Osteosarcoma -- Germ cell tumors -- Endocrine tumors -- Rare pediatric tumors -- Oncologic emergencies -- Hematologic supportive care for children with cancer -- Infectious complications in pediatric cancer patients -- Nutritional supportive care -- Pain and symptom management -- Nursing support of the child with cancer -- Rehabilitation of the child with cancer -- Psychiatric and psychosocial support for the child and family -- The other side of the bed: what caregivers can learn from listening to patients and their families -- Ethical considerations in pediatric oncology -- Late effects of childhood cancer and its treatment -- Educational issues for children with cancer -- Palliative care for the child with cancer -- Economic issues in pediatric cancer -- Pediatric cance policy and case advocacy on insurance, education, and employment -- Complementary and alternative medical therapies in pediatric oncology -- Pediatric oncology in countries with limited resources.…”
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