Integrated Palliative Care of Respiratory Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bourke, Stephen J. (Editor), Peel, Edwin Timothy (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Pain medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pain Medicine.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Internal Medicine.

Palliative care of respiratory disease is often complex because of the high level of symptoms experienced by these patients and the variable and sometimes unpredictable trajectories of these diseases. It is often most appropriate to integrate palliative care into the multidisciplinary team with spec...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Palliative Care of Respiratory Disease
• 2. Breathlessness
• 3. Haemoptysis
• 4. Cough and Respiratory Secretions
• 5.Pain in Respiratory Disease
• 6. Lung Cancer
• 7. Pleural Effusions and Mesothelioma
• 8. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• 9. Interstitial Lung Disease
• 10. Cystic Fibrosis
• 11. Respiratory Care in Neuromuscular Disease
• 12. Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit
• 13: End of Life Care.