Overview

This book provides a practical, evidence-based overview of the supportive care of patients with urological failure, covering issues such as quality of life measurements, the role of the multidisciplinary team, and psychological and social support for patients, families and carers. The book focuses on chronic symptoms such as chronic prostatitis. It begins by looking at quality of life measurements, self-help strategies, the role of the interdisciplinary team, and psychological and social support. It then moves on to clinical chapters which cover issues such as patients who present with hematuria, urinary retention, urinary incontinence, neurological disease affecting the urinary tract, chronic prostatitis, and infertility; ending with a chapter on supportive care for the urology patient and family in the future. The book places a special emphasis on symptomatic interventions, particularly in the setting where the course of the illness cannot be modified.

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Author:   Richard W. Norman ,  David C. Currow
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.70cm
Weight:   0.958kg
ISBN:  

9780198529415

ISBN 10:   0198529414
Pages:   490
Publication Date:   30 June 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Richard W. Norman: Introduction to supportive care issues for the urology patient 2: Robert A. Cummins & Anna L. D. Lau: Quality of life measurements 3: Rodney H. Breau: Self-help strategies 4: Reena Karani & Diane E. Meier: Role of the interdisciplinary team in urological supportive care 5: Aru Narayanasamy: Psychological and spiritual support 6: Lorna Butler: The patient and family 7: Ernest Lawrence Rossi: The bioinformatics of integrative medicine in urology 8: Darrel E. Drachenburg & Kamal Mattar: The patient presenting with hematuria 9: Nicholas J. Hegarty, Ciaran F. Healy & John M. Fitzpatrick: The patient presenting with urinary retention 10: Hugh Flood & Jane MacDonald: The patient presenting with urinary incontinence 11: Scott MacDiarmid: The patient presenting with neurological disease affecting the urinary tract 12: Carin V. Hopps & John P. Mulhall: The patient presenting with sexual dysfunction 13: Alvaro Morales: The patient presenting with androgen deficiency 14: Zbigniew Wolski: The patient presenting with requirements for a urinary diversion or reservoir 15: Lindsay E. Nicolle: The patient presenting with recalcitrant urinary tract infections 16: R. Ashley McLellan & Peter A. M. Anderson: The patient presenting with chronic prostatitis 17: Paul Toren & Wendy Wobeser: The patient presenting with genitourinary AIDS 18: Jerzy B. Gajewski: The patient presenting with painful bladder syndrome 19: David Nicol & Catherine Martin: Supportive care for the renal transplant patient 20: Gregory G. Bailly: The patient presenting with a genitourinary prosthesis 21: Allan B. Patrick: The patient presenting with benign genitourinary pain 22: Florian Heid & Jurgen Jage: The patient presenting with malignant genitourinary pain 23: M. A. Fischer: Evaluation and treatment of the infertile male 24: Franco Mantero & Nora Albiger: The patient presenting with an overactive adrenal gland 25: Hans-Goeran Tiselius: The patient presenting with frequently recurring urinary tract calculi 26: Villus Marshall: The patient presenting with ureteric obstruction 27: David C. Currow: Supportive care for the urology patient and family in the future

Reviews

The authors aim the information at all members of the healthcare team involved in the care of the chronic urologic patient. They have presented this material in a manner accessible and interpretable by all members of the urologic team. This is an excellent addition to the growing armamentarium available to the healthcare provider when dealing with chronic urologic disease. Unique in its presentation and focus, this book will become a valuable resource in the management of the patient with chronic and terminal urologic illness. Doody's Journal

The authors aim the information at all members of the healthcare team involved in the care of the chronic urologic patient. They have presented this material in a manner accessible and interpretable by all members of the urologic team. This is an excellent addition to the growing armamentarium available to the healthcare provider when dealing with chronic urologic disease. Unique in its presentation and focus, this book will become a valuable resource in the management of the patient with chronic and terminal urologic illness. Doody's Journal

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David Currow is Editor in Chief of the leading journal, Progress in Palliative Care

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