Palliative Medicine: Expert Consult: Online and Print 1st Edition by T. Declan Walsh MD (Author), Kathleen M. Foley MD (Author), Paul Glare MBBS MM FRACP (Author), Augusto T. Caraceni MD (Author), Robin Fainsinger MD (Author), Cynthia Goh MD (Author), Mari Lloyd-Williams MD FRCP MRCGP (Author), Juan Nunez Olarte MD (Author), Lukas Radbruch MD (Author) - This is  a P.D.F Ebook.

As a palliative medicine physician, you struggle every day to make your patients as comfortable as possible in the face of physically and psychologically devastating circumstances. This new reference equips you with all of today's best international approaches for meeting these complex and multifaceted challenges. In print and online, it brings you the world's most comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of your field. You'll find the answers to the most difficult questions you face every day...so you can provide every patient with the relief they need.
•    Equips you to provide today's most effective palliation for terminal malignant diseases • end-stage renal, cardiovascular, respiratory, and liver disorders • progressive neurological conditions • and HIV/AIDS.
•    Covers your complete range of clinical challenges with in-depth discussions of patient evaluation and outcome assessment • ethical issues • communication • cultural and psychosocial issues • research in palliative medicine • principles of drug use • symptom control • nutrition • disease-modifying palliation • rehabilitation • and special interventions.
•    Helps you implement unparalleled expertise and global best practices with advice from a matchless international author team.
•    Provides in-depth guidance on meeting the specific needs of pediatric and geriatric patients.
•    Assists you in skillfully navigating professional issues in palliative medicine such as education and training • administration • and the role of allied health professionals.
•    Includes just enough pathophysiology so you can understand the "whys" of effective decision making, as well as the "how tos."
•    Offers a user-friendly, full-color layout for ease of reference, including color-coded topic areas, mini chapter outlines, decision trees, and treatment algorithms.
•    Comes with access to the complete contents of the book online, for convenient, rapid consultation from any computer.