The fifth edition of an established guide for professionals in a wide cross-section of caring environments involved in palliative advanced disease. The easy-to-read advice is presented in a tabular format for easy reference and is intended for use as a bedside aid. New sections in this edition include identifying distress in a person with severe communication difficulties, difficult decisions, new symptom sections and expanded sections on emergencies and drug information.

Table of Contents

Getting started; managing pain; other physical symptoms; psychological symptoms; difficult decisions; emergencies; drug information.