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Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience

Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience

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From one of the worlds leading medical journals comes the definitive evidence-based, full-color guide to end-of-life and palliative care

A new addition to the JAMAevidence series, Care at the Close of Life:: Evidence and Experience offers evidence-based and clinical expert guidance on caring for patients with life-limiting illness, incorporating the words and perspectives of affected patients, their families, and treating clinicians.

Organized by these actual clinical cases, the book is based on the acclaimed 7-year series of 42 articles, originally published in JAMA as “Perspectives on Care at the Close of Life,” and now thoroughly updated as chapters and featuring extensive never-before-published material. Care at the Close of Life covers are a wide range of clinical syndromes, disease processes, communication challenges, health-care delivery settings, and issues faced by patients, including withdrawal of dialysis and other life-sustaining measures, cross-cultural approaches, and the role of chemotherapy. Throughout the book, emphasis is on the principles of palliative care, with the patient and family at the center of care, and with attention given to all problems—physical, psychological, social, and spiritual.

Reflecting this focus, each chapter begins with a patient case study to introduce the clinical problem, followed by “perspectives” that draw on extensive, real-world dialogue between clinicians, patients, and families. Internationally renowned authors then review the typical challenges illustrated by the case, offering state-of-the-art, evidence-based assessment and treatment approaches.

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Fully revised and updated text with new evidence and references, including the search methodology for each chapters updateEvidence-based orientation presents the current state of knowledge in the care of terminally ill patients and support for their families and caregiversPractical clinical guidance and approaches from international experts in palliative care Self-assessment Q&A, for reinforcing your knowledge of each chapters content and for preparing for examsA useful Glossary of acronyms, terms, and tests Updated Resources for each chapter offer current, authoritative sources of diagnostic and treatment information that can help you optimize palliative careMedline PubMed ID numbers facilitate quick, convenient access to references
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McGraw Hill / Medical
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9780071637954
9780071637954

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Publication date
2010
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
624
Dimensions (mm)
216 x 274
Weight (g)
1363
  • Contributors
    Foreword, Irene J. Higginson, BMBS, PhD, FFPHM, FRCP
    Preface
    Acknowledgments
    A. COMMUNICATION ISSUES
    1. Initiating End-of-Life Discussions with Seriously Ill Patients: Addressing the Elephant in the Room, Timothy E. Quill, MD
    2. Beyond Advance Directives: Importance ofCommunication Skills for Care at the End of Life, James A. Tulsky, MD
    3. Decision Making at a Time of Crisis Near the Endof Life, David E. Weissman, MD
    4. Dealing With Conflict in Caring for the Seriously Ill:“It Was Just Out of the Question,” Anthony L. Black, MD; and Robert M. Arnold, MD
    B. SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
    5. Managing an Acute Pain Crisis in a Patient WithAdvanced Cancer: “This Is as Much of a Crisis asa Code,” Natalie Moryl, MD; Nessa Coyle, NP, PhD; Kathleen M. Foley, MD
    6. Management of Dyspnea in Patients WithFar-Advanced Lung Disease: “Once I Lose It, ItsKind of Hard to Catch It…,” John M. Luce, MD; Judith A. Luce, MD
    7. Management of Intractable Nausea and Vomitingin Patients at the End of Life: “I Was FeelingNauseous All of the Time…Nothing Was Working,” Gordon J. Wood, MD; Joseph W. Shega, MD; Beth Lynch, NP; Jamie H. von Roenn, MD
    8. Palliative Care for Frail Older Adults: “There AreThings I Cant Do Anymore That I Wish I Could…,” Kenneth S. Boockvar, MD, MS; Diane E. Meier, MD
    9. Palliative Management of Fatigue at the Close ofLife: “It Feels Like My Body Is Just Worn Out,” Sriram Yennurajalingam, MD; Eduardo Bruera, MD
    10. Spinal Cord Compression in Patients With AdvancedMetastatic Cancer: “All I Care About Is Walking andLiving My Life, Janet L. Abraham, MD; Michael B. Bannffy, MD; Mitchel B. Harris, MD
    11. Agitation and Delirium at the End of Life: “WeCouldnt Manage Him, William Breitbart, MD; Yesnea Alici, MD
    C. DISEASE MANAGEMENT
    12. Alzheimer Disease: “Its OK, Mama, If You Wantto Go, Its OK,” Ann C. Hurley, RN, DNSc; Ladislav Volicer, MD, PhD
    13. Practical Considerations in Dialysis Withdrawal:“To Have That Option Is a Blessing,” Lewis M. Cohen, MD; Michael J. Germain, MD; David M. Poppel, MD
    14. Overcoming the False Dichotomy of Curative vsPalliative Care for Late-Stage HIV/AIDS: “Let MeLive the Way I Want to Live, Until I Cant,” Peter A. Selwyn, MD, MPH; Marshall Forstein, MD
    15. Palliative Care for Patients With Heart Failure, Steven Z. Pantilat, MD; Anthony E. Steimle, MD
    16. Integrating Palliative Care for Liver Transplant Candidates: “Too Well for Transplant, Too Sick for Life,” Anne M. Larson, MD; J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH
    17. Palliative Care for Patients With AmyotrophicLateral Sclerosis: “Prepare for the Worst andHope for the Best,” Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD, DSc; Judith G. Rabkin, PhD, MPH
    18. Palliative Care for Patients With Head and NeckCancer: “I Would Like a Quick Return to a NormalLifestyle, Nathan E. Goldstein, MD; Eric Genden, MD; R. Sean Morrison, MD
    D. OTHER PATIENT MANAGEMENT ISSUES
    19. Complexities in Prognostication in AdvancedCancer: “To Help Them Live Their Lives the WayThey Want, Elizabeth B. Lamont, MD, MS; Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH
    20. Caring for the Child With Cancer at the Close ofLife: “There Are People Who Make It, and ImHoping Im One of Them, Craig A. Hurwitz, MD; Janet Duncan, MSN, CPNP; Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH
    21. Sudden Traumatic Death in Children: “We DidEverything, But Your Child Didnt Survive, Robert D. Truog, MD; Grace Christ, DSW; David M. Browning, MSW; Elaine C. Meyer, PhD, RN
    22. The Role of Chemotherapy at the End of Life: “When IsEnough, Enough? Sarah E. Harrington, MD; Thomas J. Smith, MD
    23. Palliative Care in the Final Days of Life: “TheyWere Expecting It at Any Time,” James Hallenbeck, MD
    E. PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL ISSUES
    24. Psychological Considerations, Growth, andTranscendence at the End of Life: The Art ofthe Possible, Susan D. Block, MD
    25. Caring for Bereaved Patients: “All the DoctorsJust Suddenly Go,” Holly Gwen Prigerson, PhD; Selby C. Jacobs, MD, MPH
    26. Adolescent Grief: “It Never Really Hit Me…UntilIt Actually Happened,” Grace H. Christ, DSW; Karolynn Siegel, PhD; Adolph E. Christ, MD, DrMSc
    27. Dignity-Conserving Care—-A New Model forPalliative Care: Helping the Patient Feel Valued, Harvey Max Chochinov, MD, PhD, FRSC
    28. Physician Opportunities to Support FamilyCaregivers at the End of Life: “They DontKnow What They Dont Know,” Michael W. Rabow, MD; Joshua M. Hauser, MD; Jocelia Adams, MD
    29. Spiritual Issues in the Care of Dying Patients:“…Its OK Between Me and God, Daniel P. Sulmasy, OFM, MD, PhD
    F. ETHICAL ISSUES
    30. Responding to Requests for Physician-AssistedSuicide: “These Are Uncharted Waters forBoth of Us…, Paul B. Bascom, MD; Susan W. Tolle, MD
    31. Palliative Sedation in Dying Patients: “We Turn toIt When Everything Else Hasnt Worked,” Bernard Lo, MD; Gordon Rubenfeld, MD, MSc
    G: CROSS-CULTURAL AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS ISSUES
    32. Negotiating Cross-Cultural Issues at the End ofLife: “You Got to Go Where He Lives,” Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, PhD, MA, MN, RN;Leslie J. Blackhall, MD, MTS
    33. Palliative Care for Latino Patients and Their Families:“Whenever We Prayed, She Wept, Alexander K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH; Rebecca L. Sudore, MD; Eliseo J. Perez-Stable, MD
    34. End-of-Life Care for Homeless Patients: “She SaysShe Is There to Help Me in Any Situation,” Margot B. Kushel, MD; Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD
    35. Palliative Care for Prison Inmates: “Dont Let MeDie in Prison, John F. Linder, MSW, LCSW; Frederick J. Meyers, MD
    H: SETTINGS FOR CARE (Structural Issues)
    36. The Role of Hospice and Other Services: ServingPatients Who May Die Soon and Their Families, Joanne Lynn, MD, MS
    37. Secondary and Tertiary Palliative Care in Hospitals, Charles F. van Gunten, MD, PhD
    38. Withdrawal of Life Support: Intensive Caring at theEnd of Life, Thomas J. Prendergast, MD; Kathleen A. Puntillo, RN, DNSc
    39. Meeting Palliative Care Needs in Post–Acute CareSettings: “To Help Them Live Until They Die,” Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH; Mary Ersek, PhD, RN
    40. Referring a Patient and Family to High-QualityPalliative Care at the Close of Life: “We Met aNew Personality…With This Level of Compassionand Empathy, Joan M. Teno, MD, MS; Stephen R. Connor, PhD
    I. CLINICIAN SELF-CARE
    41. Care of the Dying Doctor: On the Other End ofthe Stethoscope, Erik Fromme, MD; J. Andrew Billings, MD
    42. Self-Care of Physicians Caring for Patients at theEnd of Life: “Being Connected…A Key to My Survival,” Michael K. Kearney, MD; Radhule B. Weininger,MD, PhD; Mary L. S. Vachon, RN, PhD; Richard L. Harrison, PhD; Balfour M. Mount, MD
    Answers to Chapter Questions
    Glossary
    Index
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