Integrated Palliative Care of Respiratory Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bourke, Stephen J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Peel, Tim (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Pain medicine.; Respiratory organs-Diseases.; Pain Medicine.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

The second edition of this book brings together the knowledge, skills and attitudes of specialists in both respiratory and palliative medicine to focus on the palliative care of patients with respiratory diseases. It deals not only with end of life care but also with symptom control and supportive c...

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. Pulmonary Hypertension
• 13. Lung Transplantation
• 14. Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit
• 15. End of Life Care.