As a palliative medicine physician, you struggle every day to make your patients as comfortable as possible in the face of physically and psychologically devastating circumstances. This new reference equips you with all of today's best international approaches for meeting these complex and multifaceted challenges. In print and online, it brings you the world's most comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of your field. You'll find the answers to the most difficult questions you face every day...so you can provide every patient with the relief they need.

作为姑息治疗医师，您每天都在为让您面对生理和心理的患者过得更舒适而斗争。这本新参考书向您介绍了当今面对这些复杂、多方面挑战最好的国际方法。本书同时拥有纸质版和在线版，向您提供了该领域最全面、最前沿的知识。您将从这里找到您每天所面对的多数问题的答案……因此，您可以使每位患者得到所需缓解。

* Equips you to provide today's most effective palliation for terminal malignant diseases • end-stage renal, cardiovascular, respiratory, and liver disorders • progressive neurological conditions • and HIV/AIDS. * Covers your complete range of clinical challenges with in-depth discussions of patient evaluation and outcome assessment • ethical issues • communication • cultural and psychosocial issues • research in palliative medicine • principles of drug use • symptom control • nutrition • disease-modifying palliation • rehabilitation • and special interventions. * Helps you implement unparalleled expertise and global best practices with advice from a matchless international author team. * Provides in-depth guidance on meeting the specific needs of pediatric and geriatric patients. * Assists you in skillfully navigating professional issues in palliative medicine such as education and training • administration • and the role of allied health profes