{"product_id":"care-at-the-close-of-life-evidence-and-experience-9780071637954","title":"Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the world's leading medical journals comes the definitive evidence-based, full-color guide to end-of-life and palliative care\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new addition to the JAMAevidence series, \u003ci\u003eCare at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience\u003c\/i\u003e offers evidence-based and clinical expert guidance on caring for patients with life-limiting illness, incorporating the words and perspectives of affected patients, their families, and treating clinicians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganized by these actual clinical cases, the book is based on the acclaimed 7-year series of 42 articles, originally published in JAMA as \"Perspectives on Care at the Close of Life,\" and now thoroughly updated as chapters and featuring extensive never-before-published material. Care at the Close of Life covers are a wide range of clinical syndromes, disease processes, communication challenges, health-care delivery settings, and issues faced by patients, including withdrawal of dialysis and other life-sustaining measures, cross-cultural approaches, and the role of chemotherapy. Throughout the book, emphasis is on the principles of palliative care, with the patient and family at the center of care, and with attention given to all problems--physical, psychological, social, and spiritual.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflecting this focus, each chapter begins with a patient case study to introduce the clinical problem, followed by \"perspectives\" that draw on extensive, real-world dialogue between clinicians, patients, and families. Internationally renowned authors then review the typical challenges illustrated by the case, offering state-of-the-art, evidence-based assessment and treatment approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eFully revised and updated text with new evidence and references, including the search methodology for each chapter's update\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEvidence-based orientation presents the current state of knowledge in the care of terminally ill patients and support for their families and caregivers\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePractical clinical guidance and approaches from international experts in palliative care \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSelf-assessment Q\u0026amp;A, for reinforcing your knowledge of each chapter's content and for preparing for exams\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA useful Glossary of acronyms, terms, and tests \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eUpdated Resources for each chapter offer current, authoritative sources of diagnostic and treatment information that can help you optimize palliative care\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMedline PubMed ID numbers facilitate quick, convenient access to references\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRabow, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Professor of Medicine Division of General Internal MedicineDepartment of MedicineUniversity of California, San Francisco\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcPhee, Stephen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen J. McPhee, MD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Department of Medicine\u003cbr\u003e University of California, San Francisco\u003cbr\u003e San Francisco, CA\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMargaret A. Winker, MD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJAMA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chicago, IL\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael W. Rabow, MD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Department of Medicine\u003cbr\u003e University of California, San Francisco\u003cbr\u003e San Francisco, CA\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSteven Z. Pantilat, MD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Department of Medicine\u003cbr\u003e University of California, San Francisco\u003cbr\u003e San Francisco, CA\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAmy J. Markowitz, JD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e University of California, San Francisco\u003cbr\u003e San Francisco, CA\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw Hill \/ Medical","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318058815762,"sku":"9780071637954","price":120.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e22192dd-b867-43cb-829d-c292afa00818.jpg?v=1727546878","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/care-at-the-close-of-life-evidence-and-experience-9780071637954","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}