The rapidly evolving field of palliative care focuses on the management of phenomena that
produce discomfort and undermine the quality of life of patients with terminal medical …

The rapidly evolving field of Palliative Care focuses on the management of phenomena that
produce discomfort and that undermine the quality of life of patients with incurable medical …

Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than death itself. Physicians have long given thought
to the comfort of those who are dying and palliative care is an old art of medicine. Recently …

Essentials of Palliative Care is a to-the-point, clinically oriented resource for all members of
the multidisciplinary palliative care team and trainees. It covers practical clinical topics …

Palliative care is rapidly evolving as a multidimensional therapeutic model devoted to
improving the quality of life of all patientswith life-threatening illness. Symptom control …

The goal of palliative care is to relieve the suffering of patients and their families by the
comprehensive assessment and treatment of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual symptoms …

Palliative care is moving through an important period of expansion and development,
spreading beyond its original hospice base to encompass care in the community, in …

Palliative medicine includes clinical palliative care, education, and research that focus on
the quality of life of patients with advanced disease and their families. The domain of …

The care of patients with advanced and terminal illness can be extremely rewarding but
often causes professionals a considerable amount of discomfort. This is especially so when …

" What do you do?" a clear, concise, simple, and readily understood answer might be," I am
a heart specialist." An internist can say," a physician for adults," and then perhaps specify …