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Palliative Medicine: Expert Consult Premium Edition: Enhanced Online Features and Print (Expert Consult Title: Online + Print)

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Authors: T. Declan Walsh, Augusto T. Caraceni, Robin Fainsinger, Kathleen M. Foley, Paul Glare, Cynthia Goh, Mari Lloyd-williams, Juan Nunez Olarte, Lukas Radbruch
Publisher: Saunders
Category: Book

List Price: ~~$249.00~~
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1 Har/Onl
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1520
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.7
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.8 x 2.2

ISBN: 0323040217
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.029
EAN: 9780323040211
ASIN: 0323040217

Publication Date: August 25, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
As a palliative medicine physician, you struggle every day to make your patients as comfortable as possible in the face of physically and psychologically devastating circumstances. This new reference equips you with all of today's best international approaches for meeting these complex and multifaceted challenges. In print and online, it brings you the world's most comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of your field. You'll find the answers to the most difficult questions you face every day...so you can provide every patient with the relief they need.brbrulLiEquips you to provide today's most effective palliation for terminal malignant diseases . end-stage renal, cardiovascular, respiratory, and liver disorders . progressive neurological conditions . and HIV/AIDS. br/liLiCovers your complete range of clinical challenges with in-depth discussions of patient evaluation and outcome assessment . ethical issues . communication . cultural and psychosocial issues . research in palliative medicine . principles of drug use . symptom control . nutrition . disease-modifying palliation . rehabilitation . and special interventions.br/liLiHelps you implement unparalleled expertise and global best practices with advice from a matchless international author team.br/liLiProvides in-depth guidance on meeting the specific needs of pediatric and geriatric patients. br/liliAssists you in skillfully navigating professional issues in palliative medicine such as education and training . administration . and the role of allied health professionals. br/liLiIncludes just enough pathophysiology so you can understand the "whys" of effective decision making, as well as the "how tos."br/liliOffers a user-friendly, full-color layout for ease of reference, including color-coded topic areas, mini chapter outlines, decision trees, and treatment algorithms.br/liliComes with access to the complete contents of the book online, for convenient, rapid consultation from any computer.br/liliIncludes regular online updates to keep you current for years to come-plus links to Medline and CrossRef abstracts, a fully searchable drug database, outcome assessment tools, downloadable illustrations, and more./li/ulbrbrYour purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars

Palliative Medicine October 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

As the specialty of palliative medicine matures, more and more books have been published, however, the classic Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine remains the standard by which others are compared. In Walsh's new book, palliative medicine is comprehensively covered, including several chapters not included in other textbooks. However, one problem with the book is it's fragmentation. For example, there is not a clear, comprehensive chapter on opioids--I found myself having to switch between 2 or 3 chapters to get the information I needed. Such fragmentation makes it difficult to readily use a textbook, and as a consumer, encourages me to spend my dollars elsewhere. I look forward to the 2nd edition, where I hope such fragmentation will be eliminated, making Walsh's book ostensibly one of the top in the specialty.

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