This issue of Medical Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Eric Widera, is devoted to Palliative Care. Articles in this important issue include: Hospice and Palliative Care: An Overview; Goals of Care Conversations in Palliative Care: A Practical Guide; The Art and Science of Prognostication in Palliative Care; Recognizing and Managing Polypharmacy in Advanced Illness; Pain Management in those with Serious Illness; Management of Grief, Depression, and Suicidal Thoughts in those with Serious Illness; Management of Respiratory Symptoms in those with Serious Illness; Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Advanced Illness; Management of Urgent Medical Conditions at the End of Life; Delirium at the End of Life; Options of Last Resort: Palliative Sedation, Physician Aid in Dying and Voluntary Cessation of Eating and Drinking; Cannabis for Symptom Management; and Self-care of Physicians Caring for Patients with Serious Illness.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. CME Accreditation Page - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. v 7. Contributors - p. vii 8. Foreword - p. xv 9. Preface - p. xvii 10. Hospice and Palliative Care: An Overview - p. 359 11. Goals of Care Conversations in Serious Illness: A Practical Guide - p. 375 12. Prognostication in Serious Illness - p. 391 13. Recognizing and Managing Polypharmacy in Advanced Illness - p. 405 14. Pain Management in Patients with Serious Illness - p. 415 15. Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms (Nausea, Anorexia and Cachexia, Constipation) in Advanced Illness - p. 439 16. Management of Respiratory Symptoms in Those with Serious Illness - p. 455 17. Cannabis for Symptom Management in Older Adults - p. 471 18. Delirium at the End of Life - p. 491 19. Management of Grief, Depression, and Suicidal Thoughts in Serious Illness - p. 503 20. Management of Urgent Medical Conditions at the End of Life - p. 525 21. Options of Last Resort: Palliative Sedation, Physician Aid in Dying, and Voluntary Cessation of Eating and Drinking - p. 539 22. Burnout and Self Care for Palliative Care Practitioners - p. 561
This issue of Medical Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Eric Widera, is devoted to Palliative Care. Articles in this important issue include: Hospice and Palliative Care: An Overview; Goals of Care Conversations in Palliative Care: A Practical Guide; The Art and Science of Prognostication in Palliative Care; Recognizing and Managing Polypharmacy in Advanced Illness; Pain Management in those with Serious Illness; Management of Grief, Depression, and Suicidal Thoughts in those with Serious Illness; Management of Respiratory Symptoms in those with Serious Illness; Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Advanced Illness; Management of Urgent Medical Conditions at the End of Life; Delirium at the End of Life; Options of Last Resort: Palliative Sedation, Physician Aid in Dying and Voluntary Cessation of Eating and Drinking; Cannabis for Symptom Management; and Self-care of Physicians Caring for Patients with Serious Illness.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. CME Accreditation Page - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. v 7. Contributors - p. vii 8. Foreword - p. xv 9. Preface - p. xvii 10. Hospice and Palliative Care: An Overview - p. 359 11. Goals of Care Conversations in Serious Illness: A Practical Guide - p. 375 12. Prognostication in Serious Illness - p. 391 13. Recognizing and Managing Polypharmacy in Advanced Illness - p. 405 14. Pain Management in Patients with Serious Illness - p. 415 15. Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms (Nausea, Anorexia and Cachexia, Constipation) in Advanced Illness - p. 439 16. Management of Respiratory Symptoms in Those with Serious Illness - p. 455 17. Cannabis for Symptom Management in Older Adults - p. 471 18. Delirium at the End of Life - p. 491 19. Management of Grief, Depression, and Suicidal Thoughts in Serious Illness - p. 503 20. Management of Urgent Medical Conditions at the End of Life - p. 525 21. Options of Last Resort: Palliative Sedation, Physician Aid in Dying, and Voluntary Cessation of Eating and Drinking - p. 539 22. Burnout and Self Care for Palliative Care Practitioners - p. 561
