Description
Manual for the comprehensive care of people with advanced chronic diseases: clinical aspects
Book summary
This manual offers a practical and detailed guide for the clinical approach to patients with advanced chronic diseases. Coordinated by Dr. Xavier Gómez Batiste, director of the Qualy Observatory, the work focuses on the clinical dimensions of palliative care, providing prognostic criteria, guidelines for symptom control, and tools for decision-making. Its clear and structured approach makes it an essential resource for healthcare professionals seeking to improve the quality of life for these patients.
What is it about?
The book delves into the clinical characteristics and prognostic criteria of the main advanced chronic diseases. It addresses the role of specific treatments, symptom control, and the most frequent ethical-clinical dilemmas. Significant space is dedicated to pathologies such as heart, respiratory, liver, and kidney failure, as well as dementia, cancer, and pediatric issues. The work presents practical proposals that allow professionals to understand the key elements involved in the comprehensive care of this type of patient.
Main topics
- Clinical and prognostic criteria in advanced chronic diseases
- Symptom control in heart, respiratory, liver, and kidney failure
- Palliative approach in dementia, cancer, and pediatric pathologies
- Specific treatments and ethical-clinical dilemmas in the advanced phase
- Practical tools for clinical decision-making
Who is it recommended for?
It is aimed at healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers, as well as clinical and organizational leaders. It is also useful for health and social service planners who care for people with advanced diseases.
What this book provides
- Provides updated clinical and prognostic criteria for decision-making.
- Offers practical proposals for symptom control in various pathologies.
- Helps resolve frequent ethical-clinical dilemmas in palliative care.
- Facilitates a comprehensive view of care for patients with advanced chronic diseases.
Technical specifications
- Author: Gómez Batiste-Alentorn, Xavier; Amblàs Novellas, Jordi
- Publisher: Elsevier España, S.L.U.
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: Clinical and internal medicine, oncology, geriatric medicine, palliative medicine
- Collection: TBD collection
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: November 2017
- Number of pages: 232
- Weight: 475 g
Editorial assessment
This manual is presented as a highly useful clinical tool for professionals working in the field of palliative care and the care of advanced chronic patients. Its practical approach, based on the experience of the Qualy Observatory, and its coverage of key pathologies make it a reference resource for improving the quality of care.