A Guide to Symptom Relief in Advanced Disease Book

	Introduction	1
	Managing Pain	11
	Clinical decisions	12
	Using opioids	18
	Nonoral routes	20
	Managing opioid adverse effects	21
	Other Physical Symptoms	23
	Fatigue and weakness	24
	Reduced hydration and feeding	26
	Oral problems	28
	Constipation	30
	Respiratory problems	32
	Nausea and vomiting	35
	Dysphagia	37
	Urinary problems	39
	Skin pressures damage	44
	Malignant ulcers	46
	Generalised pruritis	48
	Bleeding	49
	Oedema	51
	Bowel obstruction	54
	Ascites	56
	Diarrhoea	58
	Managing diabetes	60
	Psychological Symptoms	63
	Confusional states	64
	The anxious person	66
	The withdrawn patient	68
	The angry person	70
	Emergencies	73
	Unexpected deterioration	74
	Severe pain	75
	Severe agitation	76
	Hypercalcaemia	77
	SVCO	78
	Stridor	78
	Spinal cord compression	79
	Diabetic emergencies	80
	Drug Information	83
	References	121
	Index	138