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Autore |
Chambers |
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Titolo |
Supportive care for the renal patient / / edited by E. Joanna Chambers, Edwina A. Brown, Michael J. Germain |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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9786613894007 |
9780191575754 |
0191575755 |
9781283581554 |
1283581558 |
9780191730139 |
0191730130 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ChambersE. Joanna |
GermainMichael (Michael J.) |
BrownEdwina A |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Kidneys - Diseases - Treatment |
Internal medicine |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction to ethical case analysis -- 1 Changing patterns of renal replacement therapy -- 2 The concept of supportive care for the renal patient -- 3 Planning a renal palliative care programme and its components -- 4 Advance care planning in patients with end-stage renal disease -- 5 What determines a good outcome? The selection of patients for renal replacement therapy -- 6 Health-related quality of life and the patient with chronic kidney disease -- 7 Symptoms in renal disease -- their epidemiology, assessment, and management -- 8 Management of pain in renal failure -- 9 Psychological and psychiatric considerations in patients with advanced renal disease -- 10 Spiritual care of the renal patient -- 11 Support of the home-dialysis patient -- 12 Initiation, withdrawal, and withholding of dialysis -- 12.1 Clinical -- 12.2 |
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Communicating with patients and family -- 13 Conservative management of end-stage renal disease -- 14 End-stage renal disease in the older person -- 15 Death and end-of-life care in advanced kidney disease -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides a comprehensive, evidence-based overview of supportive care for the renal patient. An international group of contributors emphasise the continuum of palliative care from the time of diagnosis through to end-of-life care and the issues surrounding withdrawal of dialysis. |
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