1st Edition
Care of the Cancer Patient A Quick Reference Guide
328 Pages
by
CRC Press
328 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This work includes a foreword by Elizabeth Rogerson. Head of Education and Development, International Virtual Nursing School Head, Distance Learning Centre (Nursing and Palliative Care), University of Dundee. It considers all the patient's symptoms and all the information available to us, then assesses the symptoms, signs and information given, using this to choose the appropriate remedies for the... Read more
Communicating with the patient. Therapy review. The problem of pain. Common symptoms and their management: Abdominal swelling. Anorexia and nutrition. Bowel obstruction. Breathlessness. Cachexia. Confusion. Constipation. Cough and haemoptysis. Depression and sadness. Diarrhoea. Dysphagia. Fatigue. Fistulae. Fungating wounds. Halitosis. Hiccup. Hypercalcaemia. Itch. Jaundice. Lymphoedema. Mouth problems. Nausea and vomiting. Nightmares. Opioid-induced sedation. Skin at risk of ulceration. Sleep disorders. Spinal cord compression. Sweating. Tenesmus. Terminal restlessness. Twitching. Practical issues in the care of the patient. Ethical, moral and religious issues. Quick practical guides.
Biography
Wesley Finegan, Angela McGurk
