The Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care provides succinct, evidence-based, topically-focused content on the day-to-day management of patients requiring palliative and hospice care. The text is supplemented by extensive tables, algorithms, and clinical pearls.

1. Definitions and Key Elements In Palliative and Supportive Care 2. Symptom Assessment 3. Clinical Decision Making 4. Pain Assessment and Management 5. Fatigue 6. Cachexia 7. Dehydration 8. Anxiety and Depression 9. Sleep Disturbance 10. Chronic Nausea and Vomiting 11. Constipation and Bowel Obstruction 12. Delirium 13. Clinical Issues Related to Palliative Sedation 14. Breathlessness 15. Emergencies in Palliative Care 16. Other Symptoms: Xerostomia, Hiccups, Pruritis, Pressure Ulcers and Wound Care, Lymphedema, and Myoclonus 17. Management of Cancer Treatment-Related Adverse Effects 18. Radiotherapy and Palliative Care 19. Hospice approach to Palliative Care 20. Psychosocial and Cultural Consideration in Palliative Care 21. Spiritual Issues in Palliative Care 22. The Palliative Care Team 23. Family Conference: Role in Palliative Care 24. Ethical Aspects of Palliative Medicine 25. Prognostication in Palliative Care 26. Frequent Pharmalogical Interactions in Palliative Care 27. Pediatric Palliative Care 28. Palliative Care in Older Adults 29. Palliative Care in End-Stage Heart Failure 30. Palliative Care in End-Stage Liver Disease 31. Renal Palliative Care 32. Palliative Care in Patients with AIDS 33. Palliative Care in End-Stage Neurological Disease 34. Palliative Care in End-Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 35. Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 36. Research in Terminally Ill Patients 37. Prevention and Management, Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in Health Care Providers

Selling point: Edited by an expert team of clinicians, led by world renowned Dr. Eduardo Bruera Selling point: Content follows core curriculum of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Selling point: Succinct and evidence-based guidance on assessment and management of palliative patients

Sriram Yennurajalingam is an Assistant Professor of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Eduardo Bruera is a Professor and Chair of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

Selling point: Edited by an expert team of clinicians, led by world renowned Dr. Eduardo Bruera Selling point: Content follows core curriculum of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Selling point: Succinct and evidence-based guidance on assessment and management of palliative patients