The Syringe Driver

Author: Andrew Dickman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198733720
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 609

Book Description
This book serves as a valuable reference source, providing a comprehensive review of syringe driver use and administration of drugs via CSCI, a safe and effective way of drug administration when other routes are inappropriate.

Drugs in Palliative Care

Author: Andrew Dickman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199660395
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 593

Book Description
This is a practical, easily accessible A-Z of the common drugs encountered in palliative care

The Palliative Care Handbook

Author: Rod MacLeod
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780987189288
Category : Chemotherapy
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
The first Australian edition of The Palliative Care Handbook provides guidelines for clinical management and symptom control for people receiving end-of-life care.The Palliative Care Handbook has two main sections - the first is a set of guidelines for the alleviation of symptoms commonly encountered in palliative care, including drug therapy and psycho-social and spiritual needs. The second section (the pharmacopoeia) contains detailed drug information.

Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care

Author: Max Watson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199234353
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1078

Book Description
Revised throughout with an additional emphasis on nursing care, this handbook is a concise and authoritative guide to modern palliative care. An ideal resource for the busy professional management of patients with end of life care needs.

Preventing HIV Transmission

Author: National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309176212
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
This volume addresses the interface of two major national problems: the epidemic of HIV-AIDS and the widespread use of illegal injection drugs. Should communities have the option of giving drug users sterile needles or bleach for cleaning needs in order to reduce the spread of HIV? Does needle distribution worsen the drug problem, as opponents of such programs argue? Do they reduce the spread of other serious diseases, such as hepatitis? Do they result in more used needles being carelessly discarded in the community? The panel takes a critical look at the available data on needle exchange and bleach distribution programs, reaches conclusions about their efficacy, and offers concrete recommendations for public policy to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. The book includes current knowledge about the epidemiologies of HIV/AIDS and injection drug use; characteristics of needle exchange and bleach distribution programs and views on those programs from diverse community groups; and a discussion of laws designed to control possession of needles, their impact on needle sharing among injection drug users, and their implications for needle exchange programs.

Handbook of Palliative Care

Author: Christina Faull
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118426819
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 623

Book Description
This handbook offers a practical, thorough approach to the clinical practice of palliative care. Adding North American authors to its roster of UK contributors, the third edition of this award-winning book addresses important changes in the evidence base of palliative care, as well as an emphasis on end-of-life community-based care. It features new chapters on dementia and advance care planning, a simplified lymphoedema discussion, and an ongoing commitment to providing essential guidance for physicians, nurses, and all primary care providers involved in palliative care in hospital, hospice, and community settings.

The Syringe Driver

Author: Andrew Dickman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191053465
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 672

Book Description
The syringe driver is a simple and cost-effective method of delivering a continuous subcutaneous infusion (CSCI). A CSCI provides a safe and effective way of drug administration and can be used to maintain symptom control in patients who are no longer able to take oral medication. There have been several developments in this field since the third edition of this highly successful book. The text in this edition has been completely revised, incorporating new treatment options and an extensive list of new compatibility data. This book serves as a valuable reference source, providing comprehensive review of syringe driver use and administration of drugs by CSCI. The first chapter provides an overview of syringe drivers and CSCIs, including a useful array of frequently asked questions. The second chapter provides information about the chemistry of drug incompatibility and degradation. The third chapter comprises revised and referenced information relating to most drugs likely to be administered by CSCI using a syringe driver. The fourth chapter discusses the control of specific symptoms that are often encountered when CSCIs are required. The fifth and final chapter contains an extensive, referenced list of compatibility and stability data relating to drug combinations administered by CSCI.

Symptom Control in Palliative Care

Author: Roger Cole
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780947146023
Category : Palliative treatment
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description

Paediatric Palliative Medicine

Author: Richard Hain
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198745451
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 349

Book Description
A concise and practical guide to caring for children with life-limiting conditions, 'Paediatric Palliative Medicine' covers the common symptoms and challenging issues healthcare professionals are likely to encounter, and includes a detailed drug formulary for quick reference.

WHO Best Practices for Injections and Related Procedures Toolkit

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789241599252
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 55

Book Description
The new WHO guidelines provide recommended steps for safe phlebotomy and reiterate accepted principles for drawing, collecting blood and transporting blood to laboratories/blood banks. The main areas covered by the toolkit are: 1. bloodborne pathogens transmitted through unsafe injection practices;2. relevant elements of standard precautions and associated barrier protection;3. best injection and related infection prevention and control practices;4. occupational risk factors and their management.