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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199591768

ISBN-139780199591763

eBay Product ID (ePID)112854936

Product Key Features

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSupportive Care in Respiratory Disease

SubjectAllied Health Services / Respiratory Therapy, Diseases

Publication Year2012

TypeTextbook

AuthorDavid R. Baldwin

Subject AreaMedical

SeriesSupportive Care Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight33.6 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2011-032794

ReviewsThis book provides comprehensive, accurate, and useful information for the care of patients with respiratory diseases and conditions. It thoroughly discusses the physiology of disease progression and appropriate therapies, as well as inappropriate or minimally helpful treatments. The research]based information is valuable not only in patient care, but also in the education of students, residents, and practitioners in all fields of healthcare., This book is best when it comes to advising on care measures in cystic fibrosis, malignant diseases, daily activities by dyspnea and conversations between therapist and patient at end of life., This is an exciting book for anyone with an interest in the supportive care of respiratory symptoms/disease, which contains excellent material from respected authors in this area. For professionals in the respiratory field, it covers the essentials of palliative care and for palliative care specialists, it covers the respiratory field in some depth.

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal616.200429

Table Of ContentPart 1: Supportive care in respiratory medicine1. Palliation and supportive care2. Anatomy and physiology3. Quality of life: models and measurement4. Principles of economic evaluationPart 2: Mechanisms and assessment of dyspnoea5. The genesis of breathlessness - what do we understand?6. Multidimensional assessment of dyspnoeaPart 3: Management of dyspnoea7. Pharmacological treatment of respiratory symptoms8. Oxygen and airflow9. Occupational therapy and environmental modifications10. Non-pharmacological strategies for dyspnoea11. Nutrition and cachexiaPart 4: Dyspnoea in special situations12. Diffuse airflow obstruction and 'restrictive' lung disease13. Neuromuscular and skeletal diseases, and obstructive sleep apnoea14. Hyperventilation syndromePart 5: Cough and haemoptysis15. Physiology and pathophysiology of cough16. Expectoration: Pathophysiology, measurement and therapyPart 6: Pain17. Pain in respiratory disease - mechanisms and management18. Pain assessment in respiratory diseasePart 7: Specific diseases19. Supportive care in Cystic Fibrosis20. Assessment and management of respiratory symptoms of malignant disease21. Comprehensive supportive care for chronic pulmonary infections

SynopsisRespiratory symptoms such as breathlessness and cough are common in patients with advancing and incurable disease. For example, cancer, chronic cardiac and pulmonary disease, progressive neuromuscular disorders and degenerative disorders all give rise to varying degrees of respiratory distress which adversely affects the patient's quality of life. In recent years, there has been significant growth into the palliation of respiratory symptoms leading to practical ways of giving relief in hospices, hospitals and at home.The second edition of this popular title in the Supportive Care series includes non-malignant respiratory diseases such as tuberculosis in AIDS patients, cystic fibrosis and ventilator-dependent patients, and focuses on aetiology and diagnosis and management, emphasising symptoms, quality of life and psychosocial support. The underlying theme of the book is the application of modern research-based knowledge, in a humane way, for patients with advancing disease., Respiratory symptoms such as breathlessness and cough are common in patients with advancing and incurable disease. For example, cancer, chronic cardiac and pulmonary disease, progressive neuromuscular disorders and degenerative disorders all give rise to varying degrees of respiratory distress which adversely affects the patient's quality of life. In recent years, there has been significant growth into the palliation of respiratory symptoms leading to practical ways of giving relief in hospices, hospitals and at home. The second edition of this popular title in the Supportive Care series includes non-malignant respiratory diseases such as tuberculosis in AIDS patients, cystic fibrosis and ventilator-dependent patients, and focuses on aetiology and diagnosis and management, emphasising symptoms, quality of life and psychosocial support. The underlying theme of the book is the application of modern research-based knowledge, in a humane way, for patients with advancing disease., Respiratory symptoms such as breathlessness and cough are common in patients with advancing and incurable disease. For example, cancer, chronic cardiac and pulmonary disease, progressive neuromuscular disorders and degenerative disorders all give rise to varying degrees of respiratory distress which adversely affects the patient's quality of life. In recent years, there has been significant growth into the palliation of respiratory symptoms leading to practical ways of giving relief in hospices, hospitals and at home. The second edition of this popular title in the Supportive Care series includes non-malignant respiratory diseases such as tuberculosis in AIDS patients, cystic fibrosis and ventilator- dependent patients, and focuses on aetiology and diagnosis and management, emphasising symptoms, quality of life and psychosocial support. The underlying theme of the book is the application of modern research-based knowledge, in a humane way, for patients with advancing disease., The second edition of this popular title in the Supportive Care series focuses on the aetiology, diagnosis and management of respiratory diseases, emphasising symptoms, quality of life and psychosocial support. The underlying theme of the book is the application of modern research-based knowledge, in a humane way, for those with advancing disease.

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