Main description:

This book brings together the knowledge, skills and attitudes of specialists in both Respiratory Medicine and Palliative Medicine to focus on the palliative care of patients with respiratory diseases. It deals not only with end of life care but also with symptom control and supportive care to improve the quality of life of those living their lives with advanced progressive lung disease.

Contents:

Ch. 1: Palliative Care of Respiratory Disease

Stephen J. Bourke, E. Timothy Peel

Ch. 2: Breathlessness

E. Timothy Peel, Graham P. Burns

Ch. 3: Haemoptysis

Bernard Higgins

Ch. 4: Cough and Respiratory Secretions

Stephen J. Bourke

Ch. 5: Pain in Respiratory Disease

Eleanor Grogan

Ch. 6: Lung Cancer

Bernard Higgins, E. Timothy Peel

Ch. 7: Pleural Effusions and Mesothelioma

Chris Stenton, E. Timothy Peel

Ch. 8: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Graham P. Burns, Rachel Quibell

Ch. 9: Interstitial Lung Disease

Ian A. Forrest, E. Timothy Peel

Ch. 10: Cystic Fibrosis

Stephen J. Bourke, Rachel Quibell

Ch. 11: Respiratory Care in Neuromuscular Disease

Stephen C. Bourke, Catherine O'Neill

Ch. 12: Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit

Alistair D. Gascoigne, Stephen J. Bourke

Ch. 13: End of Life Care

Paul Paes, Eleanor Grogan