| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Johns Hopkins Series in Hematology/Oncology
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Johns Hopkins series in hematology/oncology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-217) and index. |
| Contents |
The prognostication of survival -- Cancer -- Dementia -- Motor neuron disease -- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) -- Central nervous system anoxia -- Advanced pulmonary disease -- Heart disease -- The management of symptoms common among dying patients -- General symptoms of dying patients -- Pain -- Gastrointestinal symptoms -- Nausea and vomiting -- Anorexia and cachexia -- Nutritional problems -- Hydration -- Constipation -- Central nervous system symptoms -- Delirium -- Depression -- Systemic symptoms -- Dyspnea -- Urinary incontinence -- Pressure sores -- Other problems of patients with cancer -- Malignant intestinal obstruction -- Malignant dysphagia -- Neuromuscular dysfunction -- Malignant ulceration -- Other problems of patients with nonmalignant diseases -- Dementia -- Motor neuron disease -- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) -- Chronic vegetative state -- Advanced pulmonary disease -- Heart disease -- Palliative surgery -- Principles of preoperative care -- Principles of operating for advanced cancer -- Principles of postoperative care -- Indications for surgery -- The management of pain -- An overview of pain management -- Principles of pain management -- The ladder approach -- Managing the complications of pain treatment -- Opioids -- Oral morphine -- Parenteral opioids -- Alternative routes of administration -- Adjuvant analgesic drugs -- Anticonvulsants -- Phenothiazines -- Antidepressants -- Antihistamines -- Steroids -- Antibiotics -- Amphetamines -- Butyrophenones. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Terminal care.
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Terminal care. |
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Palliative Care. |
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Terminal Care. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Enck, Robert E. Medical care of terminally ill patients. 2nd ed. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002 0801867657 (DLC) 00013053 (OCoLC)45618953 |
| ISBN |
0801875463 (electronic book) |
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9780801875465 (electronic book) |
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0801867665 |
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9780801867668 |
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9780801867651 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0801867657 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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