You don't have to suffer : a complete guide to relieving cancer pain for patients and their families / / Susan S. Lang, Richard B. Patt
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| Autore: |
Lang Susan S
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| Titolo: |
You don't have to suffer : a complete guide to relieving cancer pain for patients and their families / / Susan S. Lang, Richard B. Patt
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xii, 366p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina: | 362.1/96994 |
| Soggetto topico: | Cancer pain |
| Cancer - Complications | |
| Altri autori: |
PattRichard B
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| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 1994. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-352) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Part I: Cancer and Its Pain -- 1. Cancer Pain Undermines Cancer Treatment -- 2. Understanding Cancer and Pain -- 3. Assessing Pain and Planning Strategies -- 4. On Being an Active Health-Care Consumer -- Part II: The Painkillers -- 5. Understanding Mild Pain Relievers -- 6. Understanding the Weak Opioids -- 7. Understanding the Strong Opioids -- 8. Understanding How Adjuvant Drugs Relieve Pain and Suffering -- 9. "High-Tech" Options -- Part III: Other Approaches and Concerns -- 10. Dealing with Constipation, Diarrhea, Nausea, and Vomiting -- 11. Dealing with Other Side Effects and Discomforts -- 12. Mind-Body Approaches to Easing Pain -- 13. Special Cases: Children, the Elderly, and Patients with Special Needs -- 14. Dealing with Feelings -- 15. If Death Approaches -- NOTES -- APPENDIX: Where To Find More Information -- More Information on Medications -- GLOSSARY -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book teaches families everything they need to know about cancer pain and its treatments. Viewing pain as a whole body phenomenon that comprises physical and psychological well-being, it includes the latest medical treatments and medications. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | You don't have to suffer |
| ISBN: | 0-19-770931-1 |
| 0-19-802456-8 | |
| 1-280-44363-4 | |
| 9786610443635 | |
| 1-4237-3859-4 | |
| 1-60129-943-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828748303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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