Anna Spathis and Sara Booth
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- November 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199232048
- eISBN:
- 9780191730337
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199232048.003.0009
- Subject:
- Palliative Care, Patient Care and End-of-Life Decision Making, Pain Management and Palliative Pharmacology
This chapter provides an overview of existing evidence in relation to the management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in non-malignant diseases or noncancer diagnoses. Diagnosis of VTE in ...
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This chapter provides an overview of existing evidence in relation to the management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in non-malignant diseases or noncancer diagnoses. Diagnosis of VTE in non-malignant disease can be challenging as the clinical features of the condition, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or stroke with concurrent pneumonia, may mimic or obscure symptoms of pulmonary embolism. Many non-malignant conditions including heart failure and renal failure are associated with an increased risk of bleeding with anticoagulation.Less
This chapter provides an overview of existing evidence in relation to the management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in non-malignant diseases or noncancer diagnoses. Diagnosis of VTE in non-malignant disease can be challenging as the clinical features of the condition, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or stroke with concurrent pneumonia, may mimic or obscure symptoms of pulmonary embolism. Many non-malignant conditions including heart failure and renal failure are associated with an increased risk of bleeding with anticoagulation.
Andrew J. Drain and Francis C. Wells
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- November 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198530039
- eISBN:
- 9780191730450
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198530039.003.0010
- Subject:
- Palliative Care, Patient Care and End-of-Life Decision Making, Pain Management and Palliative Pharmacology
This chapter focuses on surgical interventions that alleviate or abolish dyspnoea. In general, surgical procedures are a careful balance of risks and benefits, but for advanced diseases in the chest, ...
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This chapter focuses on surgical interventions that alleviate or abolish dyspnoea. In general, surgical procedures are a careful balance of risks and benefits, but for advanced diseases in the chest, surgical interventions are usually seen as too invasive for patients with incurable disease. Surgical intervention in patients with advanced disease often induces distressing symptoms, the most frightening of which is dyspnoea. However, it is in these cases that aggressive palliative interventions yield the most gratifying results and may lessen or abolish dyspnoea. In this chapter the most common chest malignancies and the interventions that can be undertaken to reduce dyspnoea are examined. Some of the chest diseases discussed are: pulmonary sepsis, pericardial disease, and oesophageal carcinoma. The chapter also looks at some non-malignant diseases such as emphysema and pulmonary hypertension. Among the surgical interventions discussed are: stenting, palliative surgical resection, and surgical bypass.Less
This chapter focuses on surgical interventions that alleviate or abolish dyspnoea. In general, surgical procedures are a careful balance of risks and benefits, but for advanced diseases in the chest, surgical interventions are usually seen as too invasive for patients with incurable disease. Surgical intervention in patients with advanced disease often induces distressing symptoms, the most frightening of which is dyspnoea. However, it is in these cases that aggressive palliative interventions yield the most gratifying results and may lessen or abolish dyspnoea. In this chapter the most common chest malignancies and the interventions that can be undertaken to reduce dyspnoea are examined. Some of the chest diseases discussed are: pulmonary sepsis, pericardial disease, and oesophageal carcinoma. The chapter also looks at some non-malignant diseases such as emphysema and pulmonary hypertension. Among the surgical interventions discussed are: stenting, palliative surgical resection, and surgical bypass.
Peter Boyle, Paolo Boffetta, Albert B. Lowenfels, Harry Burns, Otis Brawley, Witold Zatonski, and Jürgen Rehm (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199655786
- eISBN:
- 9780191757082
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199655786.001.0001
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health, Epidemiology
Alcohol has always been an issue in public health but it is currently assuming increasing importance as a cause of disease and premature death worldwide. This book provides an interdisciplinary ...
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Alcohol has always been an issue in public health but it is currently assuming increasing importance as a cause of disease and premature death worldwide. This book provides an interdisciplinary source of information that links together the usually separate fields of science, policy, and public health. This volume highlights the importance of bringing scientific knowledge to bear in order to strengthen and develop alcohol public policy. The book looks at the historical evolution of alcohol consumption in society, key early studies of alcohol and disease, and the cultural and social aspects of alcohol consumption. It then goes on to cover the chemistry and biology of alcohol, patterns of consumption, gender and age-related issues, alcohol and injury, alcohol and cancer and non-malignant disease, and various current therapeutic aspects. The book concludes with a section on alcohol policy, looking at issues of poverty, the availability of alcohol and alcohol control measures.Less
Alcohol has always been an issue in public health but it is currently assuming increasing importance as a cause of disease and premature death worldwide. This book provides an interdisciplinary source of information that links together the usually separate fields of science, policy, and public health. This volume highlights the importance of bringing scientific knowledge to bear in order to strengthen and develop alcohol public policy. The book looks at the historical evolution of alcohol consumption in society, key early studies of alcohol and disease, and the cultural and social aspects of alcohol consumption. It then goes on to cover the chemistry and biology of alcohol, patterns of consumption, gender and age-related issues, alcohol and injury, alcohol and cancer and non-malignant disease, and various current therapeutic aspects. The book concludes with a section on alcohol policy, looking at issues of poverty, the availability of alcohol and alcohol control measures.
Fiona Hicks and Karen H. Simpson
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- November 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198527039
- eISBN:
- 9780191730283
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198527039.003.0004
- Subject:
- Palliative Care, Pain Management and Palliative Pharmacology
This chapter discusses some of the pain syndromes in cancer and non-cancer palliative care. It also provides suggestions for suitable nerve blocks, where applicable, and discusses cancer-related pain ...
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This chapter discusses some of the pain syndromes in cancer and non-cancer palliative care. It also provides suggestions for suitable nerve blocks, where applicable, and discusses cancer-related pain syndromes, chronic pain syndromes, and pain syndromes in non-malignant disease. The chapter shows that recognizing the patterns of pain that occur in patients in the palliative phase of their disease can help the clinician diagnose the most likely cause of pain.Less
This chapter discusses some of the pain syndromes in cancer and non-cancer palliative care. It also provides suggestions for suitable nerve blocks, where applicable, and discusses cancer-related pain syndromes, chronic pain syndromes, and pain syndromes in non-malignant disease. The chapter shows that recognizing the patterns of pain that occur in patients in the palliative phase of their disease can help the clinician diagnose the most likely cause of pain.
