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Hospice & Palliative Medicine: Books & Videos

Resources for the branch of clinical medicine that deals with pain and symptom relief and emotional support in patients with terminal illnesses including cancer and heart failure.

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R Medicine (General)

  • R726 Prolongation or termination of life-sustaining care
  • R726.8 Terminal care.  Dying

RB Pathology

  • RB127 Manifestations of disease-Pain pathology and treatment

RC Internal Medicine

  • RC73 Pain (Diagnostic significance)
  • RC271 .P33 Cancer and other significant neoplasms-Palliative treatment

RJ Pediatrics

  • RJ249 Terminal care.  Dying children
  • RJ299 Newborn infants-Pain
  • RJ365 Pain in children

RT Nursing

  • RT87 .P35 Pain
  • RT87 .T45 Terminal care
  • RT120 .H65 Home nursing
  • RT120 .L64 Long-term care facilities (including nursing homes)