Supportive care for the renal patient / / edited by E. Joanna Chambers, Edwina A. Brown, Michael J. Germain
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2010 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | xviii, 312 p. : ill |
| Disciplina: | 616.6/1406 |
| Soggetto topico: | Kidneys - Diseases - Treatment |
| Internal medicine | |
| Altri autori: |
ChambersE. Joanna
GermainMichael (Michael J.)
BrownEdwina A
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| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Supportive care for the renal patient |
| ISBN: | 9786613894007 |
| 9780191575754 | |
| 0191575755 | |
| 9781283581554 | |
| 1283581558 | |
| 9780191730139 | |
| 0191730130 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910971978803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Supportive care series.