Handbook of Nutrition and Diet in Palliative Care, Second Edition

Handbook of Nutrition and Diet in Palliative Care, Second Edition, is a comprehensive guide, providing exhaustive information on nutrition and diet in terminal and palliative care. It covers physical, cultural and ethical aspects, bridging the intellectual divide in being suitable for novices and experts alike. Following in the tradition of its predecessor, chapters contain practical methods, techniques, and guidelines along with a section on applications to other areas of palliative care. Each chapter features key facts highlighting important areas, summary points, and ethical issues.

FEATURES

Use of cannabinoids in palliative nutrition care

Pain control in palliative care

Communications in palliative/end-of-life care: aspects of bad news

Anorexia in cancer: appetite, physiology, and beyond

Palliative care in severe and enduring eating disorders

Linking food supplementation and palliative care in HIV

Eating-related distress in terminally ill cancer patients and their family members

Palliative care of gastroparesis

Preoperative nutrition assessment and optimization in the cancer patient

Childhood leukemia, malnutrition, and mortality as components of palliative care

End-of-life decisions in persons with neurodevelopmental disorders

Resources: listing web sites, journals, books and organizations

Dettagli