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Author:   Russell K. Portenoy, MD (Director, Analgesic Studies, Pain Service, Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Cornell University Medical Centre) ,  Eduardo Bruera (Professor & Chair, Department of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9780195102444

ISBN 10:   0195102444
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   01 December 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

I. Delirium in Cancer Patients Introduction: Critical Issues in Delirium 1: Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Delirium 2: Assessment and Management of Reversible Delirium 3: Counseling the Confused Patient and the Family II. Gastrointestinal Disorders in Patients with Advanced Cancer Introduction: A Call for Research to Elucidate Causes, Assessment, and Management of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms 4: Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders in Advanced Cancer 5: Assessment and Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation 6: Assessment and Management of Mechanical Bowel Obstruction III. Advances in the Pharmacotherapy of Pain Introduction: What Might the Future Hod for Opioid Pharmacotherapy? 7: Pharmacology of Opioid Drugs: Basic Principles 8: Clinical Implications of Morphine Metabolites 9: The Emerging Role of the Fentanyl Series in Chronic Cancer Pain 10: Intraindividual Variability in Opioid Response: A Role for Sequential Opioid Trials in Patient Care IV. Normal Adjustments to Cancer Introduction: Psychopathology in Patients with Progressive Medical Disorders: Where Does Normal End? 11: Normal Adjustment to Cancer: Characteristics and Assessment 12: The family as a Unit of Treatment 13: Denial, Misinformation, and the Assault of Truth 14: Clinical Response to Spiritual Issues Index

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The book is remarkable for its very existence and is a mark of the growing interest in palliative medicine. --Doody's Journal

Each topic comprises a clear introduction followed by three or four chapters on a specific issue. Few will read this volume without developing new ideas for research and audit. Those more interested in clinical issues will find much to satisfy them... those with an interest in evidence-based palliative care as opposed to 'fashion-based' care will find plenty to satisfy them. * Palliative Medicine *

Each topic comprises a clear introduction followed by three or four chapters on a specific issue. Few will read this volume without developing new ideas for research and audit. Those more interested in clinical issues will find much to satisfy them... those with an interest in evidence-based palliative care as opposed to 'fashion-based' care will find plenty to satisfy them. Palliative Medicine

Author Information

Russell K. Portenoy, M.D., is Co-Chief, Pain and Palliative Care Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is also Associate Professor of Neurology at Cornell University Medical College, and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Eduardo Bruera, M.D., is Professor of Oncology, Alberta Cancer Foundation Chair in Palliative Care, and the Director of the Palliative Care Program at the Grey Nuns Community Health Center and the Cross Cancer Institute.

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