| Contributors |
iii |
| Contents |
vii |
| Forward |
ix |
| Preface |
xi |
| Acknowledgments |
xiii |
| Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice |
xv |
| Generic Medications and Brand-Name Equivalents |
xxi |
| Advance Directives |
3 |
| Anemia |
11 |
| Anorexia, Cachexia, and Nutrition Support |
15 |
| Anxiety |
27 |
| Ascites |
37 |
| Bleeding |
45 |
| Bowel Obstruction |
49 |
| Caregiver Issues |
55 |
| Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Integrative Medicine |
61 |
| Constipation |
71 |
| Cough |
75 |
| Cultural Competence |
83 |
| Death and Dying |
89 |
| Dehydration |
95 |
| Delirium |
99 |
| Depression |
105 |
| Diarrhea |
111 |
| Edema |
125 |
| Fatigue |
131 |
| Fever |
139 |
| Funeral Planning |
143 |
| Grief and Bereavement |
151 |
| Hiccups |
159 |
| Infection |
165 |
| Insomnia |
171 |
| Lymphedema |
179 |
| Mucositis |
187 |
| Nausea and Vomiting |
193 |
| Pain |
205 |
| Palliative Care |
211 |
| Palliative Sedation |
217 |
| Pruritus |
223 |
| Seizures |
231 |
| Sexuality |
235 |
| Skin Lesions |
241 |
| Urinary Elimination |
251 |
| Xerostomia |
259 |
| Zoster (Varicella Zoster Virus—Shingles) |
265 |
| Appendices |
269 |
| Appendix A. Polypharmacy in Palliative Care |
271 |
| Appendix B. Principles of Pharmacokinetic Drug Interactions |
277 |
| Appendix C. Internet Resources |
283 |
| Index |
285 |