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Supportive Care for the Renal Patient (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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Supportive Care for the Renal Patient (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Series: Supportive Care Series
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Supportive Care for the Renal Patient Second Edition provides a
comprehensive, evidence-based overview of supportive care for the
nephrology patient. An international group of contributors
emphasise the continuum of palliative care from the time of
diagnosis through to end-of-life care and the issues surrounding
withdrawal of dialysis. The book addresses the psychological impact
of the disease, the importance of involving the patient in making
decisions about their care, ethical considerations, the role of the
family and the multidisciplinary team. This new edition includes
two new chapters on conservative management of advanced kidney
disease (AKD) and dialysis in the very elderly. The chapters
covering non pain symptoms, advance care planning, quality of life,
psychological and psychiatric consideration and end-of-life care
have also be completely revised to include new evidence and current
thinking. This book will be of particular interest to palliative
care practitioners; nephrologists, who increasingly need to know
more about palliative care; nurse practitioners, dialysis nurses,
social workers, dieticians, and psychiatric consultants. ABOUT THE
SUPPORTIVE CARE SERIES Supportive care is the multidisciplinary
holistic care of patients with chronic and life-limiting illnesses
and their families - from the time around diagnosis, through
treatments aimed at cure or prolonging life, and into the phase
currently acknowledged as palliative care. It involves recognising
and caring for the side-effects of active therapies as well as
patients' symptoms, co-morbidities, psychological, social and
spiritual concerns. It also values the role of family carers and
helps them in supporting the patient, as well as attending to their
own special needs. Unlike traditional palliative care, which grew
from the terminal care of cancer patients, supportive care is not
restricted to dying patients nor to cancer. This series covers the
support of patients with a variety of long-term conditions, who are
currently largely managed by specialist medical teams in hospital
and by primary care teams in community settings. Each volume
therefore provides a practical guide to the supportive care of
patients at all stages of illness. Series Editor: Sam H. Ahmedzai
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