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A very well thought out and organized professional book... A thorough book for physicians.
This Second Edition demonstrates the enormous advances that have been made in the understanding of the treatment of the terminally ill. It provides the clinician with a clear, readable and practical guide to managing clinical problems at the end of life.
We can congratulate and thank [Dr. Enck] for adding to the comfort and care of a great many of our fellow human beings as death draws near.
How can we do a better job of caring for our patients at the end of life? A good start would be to buy and read Robert Enck's Medical Care of Terminally Ill Patients. This concise, easy-to-read book tells you what you need to know. The first chapter estimates duration of survival in patients with cancer, Alzheimer disease, and motor neuron diseases and is alone almost worth the price of the book, but the text holds so much more
An excellent book for any hospice to have for the volunteers, social workers, and physicians. For those who have taken it upon themselves to give home care, this would be an invaluable book.
Dr. Enck does an excellent job of summarizing the relevant research... The author clearly has wide experience in dealing with terminal care and gives a sensitive and thorough review of the complex medical care issues involved in producing a humane death.
It is an excellent introduction for those internists, family physicians, and others unfamiliar with management of the terminally ill. It serves as a quick reference for hospice physicians, oncologists, and nursing personnel.
The author concisely suggests treatments of commonly encountered symptoms. The book can be easily used as a quick reference, and be useful to nurses, pharmacists, and physicians in the care of patients with advanced disease.
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Publication Date
Status
Available
Trim Size
6
x 9
Pages
248
ISBN
9780801867668
Illustration Description
1 halftone, 10 line drawings
Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
List of Abbreviations
1. The Prognostication of Survival
Part I. The Management of Symptoms Common Among Dying Patients
2. General Symtoms of Dying Patients
3. Other Problems
Preface to the Second Edition
List of Abbreviations
1. The Prognostication of Survival
Part I. The Management of Symptoms Common Among Dying Patients
2. General Symtoms of Dying Patients
3. Other Problems of Patients with Cancer
4. Other Problems of Patients with Nonmalignant Diseases
5. Palliative Surgery
Part II. The Management of Pain
6. An Overview of Pain Management
7. Opioids
8. Adjuvant Analgesic Drugs
9. Complications of Pharmacologic Therapy
10. Bone Pain
11. Surgery and Other Nonpharmacologic Interventions to Manage PainSurgery
Part III. The Management of Symptoms During the Last Few Days
12. The Final Moments
13. Issues Concerning the Sustaining of Life
References
Index
