Handbook of supportive and palliative radiation oncology. (c2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Monica S. Krishnan, Margarita Racsa, Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu.
• Other Names: Krishnan, Monica S; Racsa, Margarita; Yu, Hsiang-Hsuan Michael
• Contents: Front Cover; Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; I. Issues in Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology; 1 General Approach to Palliative Care and Palliative Radiation Oncology; Introduction; Life Expectancy and Prognostication; Religion and Spirituality; Relief of Pain and Suffering; Palliative Radiation Therapy; Efficacy of Palliative Radiation Therapy; Emerging Technologies; Radiation Therapy Planning and Delivery; Side Effects of Radiation Therapy; Guidelines and Quality Measures Bone MetastasisEnd-of-Life Radiation Therapy; Conclusion; List of Abbreviations; References; 2 Communication; Introduction; ASK-TELL-ASK; Delivering Bad News: SPIKES; Responding With Empathy: NURSE; Discussing Prognosis: ADAPT; Conducting a Family Meeting/Goals of Care Discussion; FICA Spiritual History Tool; References; 3 Prognostication in Patients Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy; Introduction; Importance of Prognostication; Physician Accuracy; What Patients Want to Hear; Prognostic Factors; Prognostic Models; Future Directions; References 4 Palliative Care, Hospice Care, Advance Care Planning, and Advance DirectivesBackground; Palliative Care; Definitions; Guidelines; Palliative Care Services; Interdisciplinary Team; Setting; Barriers; Outcomes; Hospice; Criteria for Enrollment in the Medicare Hospice Benefit; Hospice Services; Interdisciplinary Care Team; Setting; Reasons for Discharge; Barriers to Enrollment; Outcomes; Resources; Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives; Definitions; Advance care planning; Advance Directives; Utilization; **Why It Matters**; Effectiveness; Documents; Resources; References 5 Palliative Care AssessmentIntroduction; References; II. Symptom Management for Palliative Radiation Oncology Practitioners; 6 Pain Management; Introduction; What Is Pain?; Common Pain Terminology; Pain Assessment; Patient Reported Outcomes; Management of Pain; Pharmacologic Management of Pain; Nonpharmacologic Management of Pain; Patient Case 1.1; Patient Case 1.2; Patient Case 1.3; Patient Case 1.4; Patient Case 1.5; Patient Case 1.6; Patient Case 1.7; Conclusion; Glossary; List of Abbreviations; References; 7 GI Symptoms: Radiation-Induced Adverse Effects Radiation-Induced Mucositis and EsophagitisDefinition/Diagnosis; Prevalence/Progression; Mucositis; Esophagitis; Treatment; Mucositis; Esophagitis; Radiation-Induced Diarrhea; Definition/Diagnosis; Presentation/Prevalence/Progression; Treatment; Radiation-Induced Constipation; Definition/Diagnosis; Presentation/Prevalence; Treatment; Radiation-Induced Nausea and Vomiting; Incidence; Risk Factors; Treatment; References; 8 Management of Dyspnea and Central Airway Obstruction in Patients With Malignancy; Introduction; Pathophysiology of Dyspnea; Evaluation of Dyspnea; Visual Analog Scale
• Publisher Details: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Subjects: 615.8/42; Radiotherapy; Palliative treatment; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0128035617; 9780128035610
• Related ISBNs: 0128035234; 9780128035238
• Notes: Note: Description based on print version record.
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