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Contents
- Chapter 1 Ethical issues
- Chapter 2 Communication: Breaking bad news
- Chapter 3a Research in palliative care
- Chapter 3b Quality of life
- Chapter 4 Principles of drug use
in palliative care
- Chapter 4a The use of drugs beyond licence
- Chapter 4b Drug interactions in palliative care
- Chapter 4c Syringe drivers
- Chapter 4d Antibiotics in palliative care
- Chapter 4e Non-medical prescribing
- Chapter 5 Oncology and palliative care
- Chapter 6a The management of pain
- Chapter 6b Gastrointestinal symptoms
- chapter 6c Cachexia, anorexia and fatigue
- Chapter 6d Sweating and fever
- Chapter 6e Respiratory symptoms
- Chapter 6f Skin problems in palliative care
- Chapter 6g Genitourinary problems
- Chapter 6h Palliation of head and neck cancer
- Chapter 6i Endocrine and metabolic complications of advanced cancer
- Chapter 6j Neurological problems in advanced cancer
- Chapter 6k Sleep disorders
- Chapter 6l Palliative haematological aspects
- Chapter 6m Psychiatric symptoms in palliative care
- Chapter 7 Paediatric palliative care
- Chapter 8 Palliative care in non-malignant disease
- Chapter 8a Palliative care in non-malignant respiratory disease
- Chapter 8b Heart failure
- Chapter 8c Palliative care in non-malignant neurological disease
- Chapter 8d Renal failure
- Chapter 8e AIDS in adults
- Chapter 8f Palliation in the
care of the elderly
- Chapter 9 Spiritual care
- Chapter 10 The contribution to palliative care of allied health professions
- Chapter 10a Rehabilitation
- Chapter 10b Occupational therapy
- Chapter 10c Dietetics and nutrition
- Chapter 10d Physiotherapy
- Chapter 10e Speech and language therapy
- Chapter 10f Clinical and other applied psychology in palliative care
- Chapter 10g Social work
- Chapter 10h Chaplaincy
- Chapter 10i Pharmacy
- Chapter 10j Art therapy
- Chapter 10k Music therapy
- Chapter 11 Complementary and alternative medicine in palliative care
- Chapter 12 Palliative care in the home
- Chapter 13 Hospital liaison palliative care
- Chapter 14 Palliative care for people with learning disabilities
- Chapter 15 Emergencies in palliative care
- Chapter 16 The terminal phase
- Chapter 17 Bereavement
- Chapter 18 Self-care for health professionals
- Chapter 19a Legal and professional standards of care
- Chapter 19b Death certification and referral to the coroner
- Chapter 19c Fitness to drive
- Chapter 19d Dermatomes
- Chapter 19e Genograms
- Chapter 19f Peripheral nerve assessment
- Chapter 19g Travelling abroad
- Chapter 19h Tissue donation
- Chapter 19i Help and advice for patients
- Chapter 19j Laboratory reference values