PrinciplesandPracticeofPalliativeCareandSupportiveOncology(VisualMnemonics)

Thefirsttrulyinterdisciplinarybookonsupportiveoncologyandpalliativecarereturnswithaneweditionthatservesasapracticalguidetothemanagementofthemyriadsymptomsandquality-of-lifeissuesthatoccurinpatientswithcancer--includingnewlydiagnosedpatients,patientsundergoingtreatment,cancersurvivors,andpatientswhosediseaseisnolongercurable.Theinterdisciplinarygroupofcontributorsincludesleadingexpertsinhospicecareandpalliativemedicine,oncology,nursing,neurology,psychiatry,anesthesiology,andpharmacology.Thiscompletelyrevisededitionfeaturesnewchaptersoncaregiverstress,hepaticfailure,pulmonaryfailure,researchissuesinpalliativecare,andbeginningapalliativecareprogram.Contenthasbeenalignedwiththeneedsoftoday'spalliativecarefellowshipprogramsandincludesadditionaltables,algorithms,andflowcharts.