Evidence-based practice of palliative medicine [electronic resource] / Nathan E. Goldstein, R. Sean Morrison.
Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine is the only book that uses a practical, question-and-answer approach to address evidence-based decision making in palliative medicine. Dr. Nathan E. Goldstein and Dr. R. Sean Morrison equip you to evaluate the available evidence alongside of current pra...
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Table of Contents:
- How Should Opioids Be Started and Titrated in Routine Outpatient Settings?
- How Should Opioids Be Started and Titrated in Hospital or Inpatient Settings?
- How Should Patient-Controlled Analgesia Be Used in Patients With Serious Illness and Those Experiencing Postoperative Pain?
- How Should Opioids Be Used to Manage Pain Emergencies?
- What Principles Should Guide Oral, Transcutaneous, and Intravenous Opioid Dose Conversions?
- Which Opioids Are Safest and Most Effective in Renal Failure?
- How Should Methadone Be Started and Titrated in Opioid-Naïve and Opioid-Tolerant Patients?
- What Special Considerations Should Guide the Safe Use of Methadone?
- When Should Corticosteroids Be Used to Manage Pain?
- When Should Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs Be Used to Manage Pain?
- What Is Neuropathic Pain? How Do Opioids and Nonopioids Compare for Neuropathic Pain Management?
- Should Bisphosphonates Be Used Routinely to Manage Pain and Skeletal Complications in Cancer?
- Should Bisphosphonates Be Used Routinely to Manage Pain and Skeletal Complications in Other Conditions?
- When Should Radiotherapy Be Considered for Pain Management and What Principles Should Guide the Consideration of Limited-Fraction Versus Full-Dose Radiotherapy?
- When Should Radiopharmaceuticals Be Considered for Pain Management?
- What Principles Should Guide the Prescribing of Opioids for Non-Cancer-Related Pain?
- What Approaches Should Be Used to Minimize Opioid Diversion and Abuse in Palliative Care?
- When Should Epidural or Intrathecal Opioid Infusions and Pumps Be Considered for Pain Management?
- When Should Nerve Blocks Be Used for Pain Management?
- What Interventions Are Effective for Managing Dyspnea in Cancer?
- What Is the Role of Opioids in Treatment of Refractory Dyspnea in Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
- What Nonopioid Treatments Should Be Used to Manage Dyspnea Associated With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
- What Interventions Are Effective for Managing Dyspnea in Heart Failure?
- What Medications Are Effective in Preventing and Relieving Constipation in the Setting of Opioid Use?
- How Should Medications Be Initiated and Titrated to Reduce Acute and Delayed Nausea and Vomiting in the Setting of Chemotherapy?
- How Should Medications Be Initiated and Titrated to Prevent and Treat Nausea and Vomiting in Clinical Situations Unrelated to Chemotherapy?
- What Interventions Are Effective for Relieving Acute Bowel Obstruction in Cancer and Other Conditions?
- What Medications Are Effective in Improving Anorexia and Weight Loss in Cancer?
- What Therapeutic Strategies Are Effective in Improving Anorexia and Weight Loss in Nonmalignant Disease?
- When Should Enteral Feeding by Percutaneous Tube Be Used in Patients With Cancer and in Patients With Non-Cancer-Related Conditions?
- When Should Parenteral Feeding Be Considered for Patients With Cancer and for Patients With Non-Cancer-Related Conditions?
- How Does One Assess for Psychiatric Illness in Patients With Advanced Disease?
- What Treatments Are Effective for Depression in the Palliative Care Setting?
- What Treatments Are Effective for Anxiety in Patients With Serious Illness?
- What Is Delirium?
- What Are Effective Pharmacological Treatments for Delirium?
- What Nonpharmacological Treatments Are Effective for Delirium?
- What Are the Differences When Treating a Patient at the End of Life With Delirium (Terminal Delirium)?
- How Do Symptoms Change for Patients in the Last Days and Hours of Life?
- What Is Known About Prognostication in Advanced Illness?
- What Is a Useful Strategy for Estimating Survival in Palliative Care Settings for Persons With Advanced Cancer?
- What Is a Useful Strategy for Estimating Survival for Persons With Advanced Non-Cancer-Related Illness in Palliative Care Settings?
- What Are the Key Elements to Having a Conversation About Setting Goals and Communicating Serious News?
- What Do Palliative Care Clinicians Need to Know About Teaching Communication?
- What Are Advance Care Plans and How Are They Different From Advance Directives?
- What Elements Are Essential to Effective Advance Care Planning?
- What Is the Evidence That Advance Care Plans Change Patient Outcomes?
- What Is the Role for Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer?
- What Is the Clinical Course of Advanced Cancer?
- What Is the Relationship Between Patient Performance Status and Ability to Offer Chemotherapeutic Treatments?
- What Is the Clinical Course of Advanced Dementia?
- What Are Appropriate Palliative Interventions for Patients With Advanced Dementia?
- What Is the Clinical Course of Advanced Liver Disease and What Symptoms Are Associated With It?
- What Special Considerations Are Needed for Treating Patients With Chronic Liver Disease?
- What Is the Role of Palliative Care in Stroke?
- What Special Considerations Are Needed for Individuals With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, or Parkinson Disease?
- What Is the Clinical Course of Advanced Heart Failure and How Do Implanted Cardiac Devices Alter This Course?
- What Is Chronic Critical Illness and What Outcomes Can Be Expected?
- What Special Considerations Are Needed in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer?
- What Special Considerations Are Needed in Treating Symptoms in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease?
- How Is the Patient Who Stops Dialysis Best Managed?
- Which Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease Should Not Be Started on Dialysis?
- What Is Frailty?
- What Are the Special Needs of Patients With Frailty?
- What Are Special Considerations for Treating Pediatric Patients and Their Families?
- What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Spinal Cord Compression?
- What Are the Best Pharmacological and Surgical Treatments for Patients With Spinal Cord Compression?
- What Techniques Can Be Used in the Hospital or Home Setting to Best Manage Uncontrollable Bleeding?
- What Can Be Done for Patients With Crisis Dyspnea?
- What Are the Arguments That Show That Palliative Care Is Beneficial to Hospitals?
- What Are the Arguments That Show Outpatient Palliative Care Is Beneficial to Medical Systems?
- What Is the Effect of Serious Illness on Caregivers?
- What Can Be Done to Improve Outcomes for Caregivers of Patients With Serious Illness?
- What Is Prolonged Grief Disorder and How Can Its Likelihood Be Reduced?
- What Are the Eligibility Criteria for Hospice?
- In What Settings Can Hospice Be Provided?
- What Models Exist for Delivering Palliative Care and Hospice in Nursing Homes?
- How Can Palliative Care Be Integrated Into Home-Based Primary Care Programs?
- What New Models Exist for Ambulatory Palliative Care?
- What New Models Exist for Palliative Care in the Emergency Department?
- What Are Sources of Spiritual and Existential Suffering for Patients With Advanced Disease?