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Challenging Cases in Palliative Care

By: Felicity Dewhurst,Polly Edmonds,Suzie Gillon,Amy Hawkins,Mary Miller,Sarah Yardley

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Challenging Cases in Palliative Care

By: Felicity Dewhurst,Polly Edmonds,Suzie Gillon,Amy Hawkins,Mary Miller,Sarah Yardley

Palliative care has evolved rapidly in recent years. Not only is the field dealing with an increasingly elderly and multi-morbid population, it is also addressing a wider variety of complex diagnoses such as heart failure, renal failure, advanced lung disease, frailty, and dementia. Challenging Cases in Palliative Care is unique, as it uses examples of real-world cases from palliative care practices. It also includes expert commentary to support modern clinicians in managing the 'messiness' of clinical care, as well as the increasingly complex needs of patients today. As part of our Challenging Cases series, the cases in this book not only cover a range of physical and psychosocial problems seen in palliative care, they also reflect the core curriculum for UK speciality trainees. Each case brings together expert interpretation of the available evidence, management strategies, guidelines and best practice, while discussing complexities in clinical decision-making and controversies in approach.

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Oxford University Press

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0192688162

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9780192688163

Palliative care in the acute hospital setting

A practical guide

By: Sara Booth,Polly Edmonds,Margaret Kendall

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Palliative care in the acute hospital setting

A practical guide

By: Sara Booth,Polly Edmonds,Margaret Kendall

Hospital palliative care teams have been established in rapidly increasing numbers over the last 20 years, as it has been recognised that hospices can never transfer the philosophy and practice of palliative care into the acute sector by simply existing; they often work as 'stand alone units' and remain outside mainstream medicine. However it has become apparent that improving access to palliative care for patients in acute hospitals is not as easy as employing external palliative care specialists as consultants. Even setting up a team of professionals who work solely in a hospital will often not improve the care of the great majority of patients being treated there. Based on the extensive experience and knowledge of three clinicians in the area who have developed palliative care services in acute settings, this book provides those facing the same challenges with practical guidance and down to earth advice on a range of problems they might encounter. Using a problem focused and practical approach, Palliative Care in the Acute Hospital Setting: a practical guide is filled with case-based problems to help readers identify realistic, usable, everyday solutions. It also covers the skills and knowledge needed to help teams make progress in the hospital as well as outlining the best training to help them continue to flourish. Written in an accessible style with short and focussed chapters, this clearly laid out book helps readers find the information they need to tackle particular problems easily and with confidence. With a supportive outlook and covering the non-clinical management aspects of palliative care, this book is the ideal guide for palliative care specialists making the transfer from hospice to hospital, and for those setting up palliative care teams in the acute hospital setting.

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192

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OUP Oxford

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0191575364

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9780191575365

Management of Advanced Disease, Fourth edition

By: Polly Edmonds,Nigel Sykes,John Wiles

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Management of Advanced Disease, Fourth edition

By: Polly Edmonds,Nigel Sykes,John Wiles

The fourth edition of this, the 'first' textbook of palliative care, continues to provide a concise, but authoritative, guide to the provision of palliative care. The text has been thoroughly revised and reorganized throughout to reflect the recent pace of change in this rapidly moving field.Coverage is comprehensive, ranging from symptom control t

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641

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CRC Press

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1444114298

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9781444114294

Quizzes for 220 Great Children's Books

The Quest Motivational Reading Program

By: Polly Jeanne Wickstrom

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Quizzes for 220 Great Children's Books

The Quest Motivational Reading Program

By: Polly Jeanne Wickstrom

Want a quick way to check to see whether a student has read a book? This is it. Quizzes contains objective reproducible tests for well-known children's books, all of which are likely to be found in school and public libraries. Titles include award winners and runners-up; classics; popular books; and books by such children's authors as Cleary, Fox, and Norton. With a new organization and layout, this revised edition offers users an improved and more durable resource. Flexible and convenient, the reproducible tests are great for helping track independent reading programs.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313080364

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9780313080364

The Society of Timid Souls

or, How To Be Brave

By: Polly Morland

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The Society of Timid Souls

or, How To Be Brave

By: Polly Morland

A journey into the modern life of an ancient virtue – bravery – and a quest to understand who might possess it and how With The Society of Timid Souls, or How To Be Brave, documentary filmmaker Polly Morland sets out to investigate bravery, a quality that she has always felt she lacked. The book takes inspiration from a vividly eccentric, and radical, self-help group for stage-frightened performers in 1940s Manhattan, which coincided with the terrifying height of World War II and was called The Society of Timid Souls. Seventy years later, as anxiety about everything from terrorism to economic meltdown continues, Morland argues that courage has become a virtue in crisis. We are, she says, all Timid Souls now. Despite a career in which she has filmed in rebel-held Colombian jungles and at the edge of Balkan mass graves, interviewing convicted murderers, drug-traffickers, and terrorists, Morland herself has never felt brave. Often, the very reverse. So she sets out to discover how and why courage is achieved in an age of anxiety and whether it might even be learned. Drawing on her interviews and encounters with soldiers and civilians, bullfighters and big-wave surfers, dissidents fighting for freedom and cancer patients fighting for their lives, Morland examines bravery across the spectrum: from the first childhood act of defiance by Bernard Lafayette, a leader of the civil rights movement who later faced down the KKK in Alabama, or the reflexive will-to-survive of Vjollca Berisha, a Kosovo Albanian who endured a massacre by playing dead among the bodies of her own family, to the small acts of everyday bravery that quietly punctuate our lives, in schoolyards, labor wards, and hospices the world over. Along the way, Morland draws attention to some of the myths of bravery that have been conjured and perpetuated over time and argues that, often, courage exists as much in the telling as in the doing. At once an exploration of what bravery means and a chronicle of the author's personal journey among those who embody it, The Society of Timid Souls is a profound, approachable meditation on this most valued and mysterious of human qualities. In setting off on the trail of the lionhearted, Polly Morland finds out a great deal about what makes some of us extraordinary, and what of the extraordinary we all share.

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291

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Crown

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0307889084

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9780307889089

Beaufort

By: Polly Wylly Cooper,Betty Wylly Collins

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Beaufort

By: Polly Wylly Cooper,Betty Wylly Collins

Beaufort, South Carolina, the Palmetto State's second-oldest town, is a paradigm of the Low Country. Historic mansions overlook the bay with century-old oaks standing sentinel. Visitors to Beaufort feel right at home, and those with a love of history have a true appreciation of the area. Since its discovery by the Spaniards in the early 1500s, Beaufort has experienced numerous personalities and ways of life, from plantations to war, phosphate mining, hurricanes, and large-scale truck farming. Gullah, a culture and dialect spoken by ex-slaves and their descendants, is kept alive at Penn Center, the first school for the newly emancipated. Three military installations are here: Marine Corps Recruit Parris Island, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, and the U.S. Naval Hospital Beaufort. Various forts, churches, and schools served the area in their specific ways. Today, some lie in ruins offering peaceful repose while others remain intact and are well preserved. Beaufort's quaint downtown is a National Historic Landmark District.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738515221

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9780738515229

Critical Care Secrets E-Book

By: Polly E. Parsons,Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish,Lorenzo Berra,Renee D. Stapleton

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Critical Care Secrets E-Book

By: Polly E. Parsons,Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish,Lorenzo Berra,Renee D. Stapleton

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Critical Care Secrets, 4th Edition, features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, and an easy-to-read style – making reference and review quick, easy, and enjoyable. - Fully updated throughout, with new chapters on neurological monitoring, obesity in the ICU, new ultrasound practices, ICU survivorship, and the latest cardiac technology such as ventricular assist and percutaneous support devices. - Written and fully updated by clinical and thought leaders in critical care who have contributed chapters in their areas of expertise. - The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – concise, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective. - Covers the full range of essential topics in critical care for in-training or practicing professionals, including anatomy, physiology, immunology, and inflammation – fundamentally important topics in the effective care of critically ill patients. - Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.

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610

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323527892

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9780323527897

Critical Care Secrets

By: Polly E. Parsons, MD,Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish, MD

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Critical Care Secrets

By: Polly E. Parsons, MD,Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish, MD

Get the most out of your study and review with Critical Care Secrets! This easy-to-read book uses the popular and trusted Secrets Series® question-and-answer format to cover all areas of critical care medicine, focusing on the practical, "in-the-trenches" know-how you need to succeed both in practice, and on board and recertification exams. The easy-to-read approach of the Secrets books has been serving medical professionals for decades. Expedite your reference and review with a question-and-answer format that's conversational and easy to read. Zero in on key information with bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from the authors, and "Key Points" boxes that provide a concise overview of important board-relevant content. Explore effective solutions to patients' medical and ethical problems related to a wide range of specialties, including pulmonology, surgery, anesthesiology, pharmacy, and infectious disease. Get the evidence-based guidance you need to provide optimal care for the critically ill. Gain a new perspective on today's hot topics with new coverage of encephalitis, acute abdomen, antidepressants, and much more. Stay up to date with all-new chapters on General Approach to Trauma Victims, Arterial and Central Venous Lines, ICU Ultrasound, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO), H1N1/Influenza, Immunocompromised Host, Glycemic Control in the ICU, Disaster Medicine, Toxic Alcohols, Cardiovascular Drugs, Palliative Care, and Organ Donation. Learn from the experience of international experts, many of whom are new to this edition and offer a fresh viewpoint on critical care. A comprehensive, easy-to-read overview makes Critical Care Secrets the perfect review tool for board and recertification exams, a clinical refresher, or a quick reference guide.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323085008

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9780323085007

National Parks and the Woman's Voice

A History

By: Polly Welts Kaufman

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National Parks and the Woman's Voice

A History

By: Polly Welts Kaufman

In this updated study, Polly Kaufman discovers that staff are no longer able to fulfill the National Park Service mission without outside support.

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UNM Press

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0826339948

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9780826339942

Challenging Cases in Palliative Care

By: Felicity Dewhurst,Amy Hawkins,Mary Clinical Lead for National Audit of Care at the End of Life Miller,Polly Edmonds,Suzie Gillon,Mary Miller,Sarah Yardley

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Challenging Cases in Palliative Care

By: Felicity Dewhurst,Amy Hawkins,Mary Clinical Lead for National Audit of Care at the End of Life Miller,Polly Edmonds,Suzie Gillon,Mary Miller,Sarah Yardley

Challenging Cases in Palliative Care is unique, as it uses examples of real-world cases from palliative care practices. It also includes expert commentary to support modern clinicians in managing the 'messiness' of clinical care, as well as the increasingly complex needs of patients today.

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Oxford University Press

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0192864742

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9780192864741

The World of Emily Dickinson

By: Polly Longsworth

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The World of Emily Dickinson

By: Polly Longsworth

A beautiful, visual biography of America's greatest woman poet, containing over 275 photographs and illustrations.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393316564

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9780393316568

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Challenging Cases in Palliative Care

Challenging Cases in Palliative Care

Palliative care in the acute hospital setting

Palliative care in the acute hospital setting

Management of Advanced Disease, Fourth edition

Management of Advanced Disease, Fourth edition

Quizzes for 220 Great Children's Books

Quizzes for 220 Great Children's Books

The Society of Timid Souls

The Society of Timid Souls

Beaufort

Beaufort

Critical Care Secrets E-Book

Critical Care Secrets E-Book

Critical Care Secrets

Critical Care Secrets

National Parks and the Woman's Voice

National Parks and the Woman's Voice

Challenging Cases in Palliative Care

Challenging Cases in Palliative Care

The World of Emily Dickinson

The World of Emily Dickinson

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