Handbook of Nutrition and Diet in Palliative Care, Second Edition (2)

Synopsis

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

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

428 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781351662963

Related ISBNs:

9781138064072, 9780367727161, 9781315160627

Publisher:

CRC Press

Date of Addition:

08/27/23

Copyrighted By:

Taylor

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine, Health, Mind and Body, Technology, Medicine

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Victor R. Preedy