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Issues Specific To Palliative Care | |
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Palliative Care Perspectives | |
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Introduction | |
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Definitions | |
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Hospice Care and the Medicare Hospice Benefit | |
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Palliative Care Programs | |
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The Future | |
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Summary | |
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Advance Care Planning | |
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Introduction | |
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Advanced Illness Conversations | |
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Strategies to Improve Communication Quality | |
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Advance Care Planning | |
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Personal Awareness and Self-Care | |
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Summary | |
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Evidence-Based Interventions | |
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Evolution of Evidence-Based Practice | |
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Tools of Evidence-Based Practice | |
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Implementing Evidence-Based Practice | |
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Summary | |
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Pharmacology | |
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Introduction | |
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Pharmacodynamics | |
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Pharmacokinetics | |
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Non-Linear Pharmacokinetics | |
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Dosing Regimens in Pharmacokinetics | |
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Importance of P-450 Enzyme System in Pharmaceutical Management | |
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Ethnicity and Special Populations | |
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P-450 Specific Enzymes | |
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Metabolism Through Glucuronidation | |
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Multiple Drug Transporters | |
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Polypharmacy and Drug Interactions | |
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Pharmacokinetics in Special Populations | |
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Summary | |
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The Interface Of Sleep | |
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Introduction | |
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Normal Sleep | |
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Impaired Sleep and Sleep Disorders | |
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Sleep in the Palliative Care Setting | |
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Factors Associated With Impaired Sleep | |
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Management of Impaired Sleep | |
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Summary | |
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Specific Disease States and Symptom Management | |
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Cardiovascular | |
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Cardiovascular Disease | |
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Pathophysiology of Advanced Heart Failure | |
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Immune System Up-Regulation | |
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Management of HF Symptoms | |
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Prognostic Indicators for Palliative Interventions | |
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Interventions Before Palliation | |
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End-Of-Life Care | |
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Summary | |
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Pulmonary | |
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Introduction | |
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Pulmonary Function Tests | |
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Staging | |
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Common and Frequent Symptoms | |
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Dyspnea | |
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Exacerbations | |
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Monitoring | |
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Pharmacologic Treatment | |
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Nonpharmacologic Treatment | |
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation | |
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Anxiety and Depression | |
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Summary | |
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Nephrology | |
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Introduction | |
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Symptom Burden | |
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Common Symptoms | |
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Discussion of Specific Symptoms and Their Management | |
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Advance Care Planning | |
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End-Of-Life and Hospice Care | |
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Discontinuing Dialysis | |
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Future Research | |
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Oncology | |
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Introduction | |
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The Cost of Cancer | |
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Culturally Competent Palliative Practices | |
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Health Disparities | |
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Cellular Pathophysiology of Advanced Cancer | |
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Cancer Staging | |
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Metastatic Sites and Associated Symptoms | |
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Oncologic Emergencies | |
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Hypercalcemia of Malignancy | |
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Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH) | |
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Increased Intracranial Pressure | |
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Spinal Cord Compression | |
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome | |
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Treatment-Related Oncologic Emergencies | |
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Symptom Management in Advanced Malignancy | |
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Summary | |
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Cancer Pain | |
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Introduction | |
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Pain Syndromes | |
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Pain Assessment | |
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Treatment | |
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Summary | |
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Neurology | |
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | |
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Huntington's Disease | |
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Summary | |
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The Dying Process, Grief, and Bereavement | |
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Ethical Issues | |
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Introduction | |
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Ethical Issues in the Transition to Palliative Care | |
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Ethical Issues Within Palliative Care | |
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Summary | |
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Cultural and Spiritual Issues | |
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Introduction | |
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Cultural Impacts on Palliative Care | |
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Spiritual Issues in Palliative Care | |
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Summary | |
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The Dying Process | |
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Introduction | |
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Dying in America | |
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Theories on Death and Dying | |
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Dimensions of Dying | |
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Diagnosing Dying | |
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Approaches to Care | |
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Summary | |
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Grief and Bereavement | |
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Introduction | |
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Death and Loss | |
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Types of Grief | |
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Stage Theories | |
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Reactions to Grief | |
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The Impact of Grief | |
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Professional Responsibilities | |
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Assistance | |
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Summary | |
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Answers | |
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Appendixes | |
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Medications by Disorder | |
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Medication Routes and Metabolism | |
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Palliative Care Assessment Tools | |
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Websites | |
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