Palliative Care in Hematologic Malignancies and Serious Blood Disorders
Palliative Care in Hematologic Malignancies and Serious Blood Disorders: A Clinical Guide
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031380576 | 352 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 27 MB
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031380576 | 352 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 27 MB
This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview on palliative care for patients with hematologic malignancies and other serious blood disorders. The text reviews the unique needs of this patient population, management strategies for hematologists/oncologists and palliative care clinician collaboration, and issues salient to the provision of palliative care, including communication, decision-making, advance care planning, symptom management, ethics, and nursing considerations. The book also spotlights special hematology populations, such as pediatric and older adult patients, and issues pertaining to the care of patients with blood disorders at the end of life.